Daniel Ammen
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Daniel Ammen （May 15, 1820 – July 11, 1898） was a U.S. naval officer during the American Civil War and the postbellum period, as well as a prolific author.
His last assignment in the Navy was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
Daniel Ammen was born on May 15, 1820, in Brown County, Ohio, the son of David and Sarah Ammen.
His father served in the War of 1812 and migrated to Ohio from Virginia.
His older brother was Jacob Ammen, who became a brigadier general in the Union Army.
They both attended the same school as Ulysses S. Grant, who was best friends with Daniel.
As children, Ammen rescued Grant from drowning.
Ammen entered the Navy as a midshipman on 7 July 1836 and following the basic training, he was attached to the newly commissioned supply ship USS Relief, which was preparing for the Wilkes Exploring Expedition to Antarctica.
Before he could depart for South Ocean, he was transferred to the frigate USS Macedonian in July 1837 and then transferred to USS Levant in March 1838.
Ammen sailed for West Indies and while there, he was transferred to USS Vandalia.
In March 1840, Ammen was attached to USS Preble and took part in a cruise along the coast of Labrador, the Preble sailed for the Mediterranean Sea in January 1841 to join the squadron of Commodore Charles W. Morgan.
In May that year he was transferred to the USS Ohio, in which he returned to Boston, Massachusetts, in July 1841.
He was subsequently ordered to the Naval School at Philadelphia （predecessor of the United States Naval Academy） and following the study during the winter of 1841–42, Ammen was promoted to passed midshipman on Jul...