Officers of the Kearsarge





Ship's officers, photographed circa 1864. They are, Seated, left to right: 2nd Assistant Engineer William H. Badlam; Acting Master James R. Wheeler; Surgeon John M. Browne; Lieutenant Commander James S. Thornton, Executive Officer; Paymaster J. Adams Smith; Acting Master David H. Sumner; and Acting Master Eben M. Stoddard. Standing, left to right: Acting Master's Mate Charles H. Danforth; Boatswain James C. Walton; Quartermaster William Smith; 3rd Assistant Engineer Harry McConnell; Acting Master's Mate Ezra Bartlett; Captain's Clerk S.E. Hartwell; 3rd Assistant Engineer Fred L. Filler;and Gunner Franklin A. Graham.



Montage of portraits of the ship's officers, circa 1864. They are identified (as numbered) as: 1. Surgeon John Mills Browne; 2. Acting Master Eben M. Stoddard; 3. Lieutenant Commander James S. Thornton, Executive Officer; 4. Acting Master James R. Wheeler; 5. Chief Engineer WIlliam H. Cushman; 6. 3rd Assistant Engineer Fred L. Miller; 7. Acting Master William H. Yeaton; 8. Captain's Clerk Seth E. Hartwell; 9. Gunner Franklin A. Graham; 10. Midshipman Edward E. Preble; 11. Boatswain James C. Walton; 12. 2nd Assistant Engineer William H. Badlam; 13. 3rd Assistant Engineer Henry McConnell; 14. Acting Master's Mate Charles H. Danforth; 15. 3rd Assistant Engineer Sidney L. Smith; and 16. Pay Clerk Daniel B. Sargent. Paymaster Joseph A. Smith is not included in the group.


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