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ointcd from Tennessee, May 20, 1852; Vim.
ter, lieutenant, appointed from the District OF
March IS, ls4s, and VIM. D. Porter, comm
ointcd from Massachusetts, January 1, 1923
named commanded the Essex gunboat on Il
see river.
sketch OF Captain Morris.
aptain Henry Morris. the chief officer OF tn
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sketch OF Captain MOrTias
Captain Henry Morris, the chief officer Of the Pen
saCola which reported having done such good
vice at New Orleans, is native Of New York. and en-
tered the navy as q midshipman appointed from this
State Of which he is also citizen, the 2lst Of August
1919 For some time that date he at the Navy
Yard Brooklyn but during the latter part Of 1920 he
ordered TO the corvette Cyane, yesselcf
Iying twenty &ana. From this he WAS transferred
to the soop. of Ontario, vessel elgh,cUu gu,.s
He war next ordered 10 the igato Constitution well
known vessel Of forty four guns then stationed
the Mediterranean. This brings down 70 the year
1895 Daring the next years he recorded being
absent from the service leave On the nth Of May,
1928 hs was lieutenant, and joined the
active SERVICE He continued 10 do his dRty IA
positions until 1888, when, the is Of January Of that
year we nnd him awaiting orders. On thai day hs
name etood No 1874 the LIST of Iieutenants Of the
United States Navy On the LIST II January, 1892 he
rcccrdsd bong absent leave His name then stood
rc "a ru-aS tho latter mart Of that year ard tho
whole Of the years 1910, 184 iS42 1s45 1874 and
,ion OF ls45 hc engaged at the rendezvous and
other duty in This city He had rapidly risen up The Lad
der Of rank during these for the ls Of January
o each the years last mentioned his name s recorded
as standing at the following numbers-lS40, No III,
Is4l No. Io1, ls42, No. AZ 1S43, No AZ 1874 No. 81;
1896 No. 2s thus six years, he had risen eightysix
tion Of 1s4o no appointed to the command q tho
storsship Souths ton, then belonging to tho African
squadron He stil hold that command al tho beginning
OF 1s4o but during that year ho again ordered TO
tho Navy Yard u New YoTh. During the next Gvo
years he appears 10 have been unemployed, as lie +
recorded az Awaiting orders during tho whole OF
that time. In tho meantime no had passed
10 the head of the list Of iicutcnants and
en- the 18th CT October 1s4o promoted to be
nander Of tho unired statoe Navy. On the LIST Of Jnu
ary 1851 his stood on the list Of commanders ~
No SO, and The day Of 1852 at No SO. During
that year ac again appointed tho rendezvous at
New York this time with the command Of tho r@st This
position he hold until some time in 1853, when the com
and OF the soop Germantown twent two Gun vasso'
war then belonging TO the Prazlian squadron was
given to him From This station be again transfer
rcd TO the Mediterranean squadron, OF which he 70 re
corded the lstof January, 1855, ~ being The fleet
captain under Commodore Str,ngham. Al this time his
name stood No % the lust Of commanders. On HIS
rcturn 70 America 10 July, 1855 he was appointed oa
srccia duty New York AMI he 10 70 recorded on tue
rolls Of the Navy Department ihs LIST o; January
1850 His name at this stood but three below that
of the senior commander Of tho United States Navy Tn
the 27th Of December Of that year he promoted .
eaptancy in tho navy and retained The special duty
NJ New York before mentioned After performing and
completing this spccia duty, no s roxt recorded az
awaiting orders which appears to have been the
until his appointment to tho command Of tho Pensacola
During the month OF February, 1861 while awaiting or
des he attended second principal ticsr a The Naval
Court Martial OF Commander Wake held IA tho Lyocrri
OF the Navy Yard at Brooklyn While tho Pensacola
was building at the Washington Navy Yard during the
latter part OF 1851 Captao Morris took particular
IN superiuendng her construction, and white doing
he was often brought contact with Preaideat Lnccln
who also was meeh interested in tho vessel The Tensa
cola is steam g., ,ofwar, and carries twcntyfour
guns Of heavy cbre Itwili be remembered that when
tho vessel completed the banks Of the Potomac
lined with robc batteries This blockade tho Pensacola
safely and securey ran tho vessel being the time
der the Command of Captain Morris and the pi
OTIS. This brilliant movement, which had been for
some Time previously source OF great anxiety
70 both Union mon and rebels accomplished tn
morning Of the 18th Of January. 1862 Ator being al
anchor in Hampton Roads for some little time, tho Pen
sacss was orderedto ton tho Gulf bcckadng squadron
and sct sa for that purpose That Captain Morris has
breyely done his duty thcrc but little doubt for all
who know him can bear testimony 70 his bravery as
an officer as we'll the fact u his being pleasant
companion and perfect gentleman. He can, whcp in
the humor his hearers for hours with his tales Or
u SAILORS lie nj home aud al sea- and all who have
sailed with him assert thst there bfa,er
than he.
TIE follow ing 10 rpcapitulaton Of Captain Morris
voesHe entered the navy in 1919, and has therefore
been the Unitod states service nearly forty three
years or these no been eighteen years at
He has beon about twelve years shore and other ddy
and tho remaining thirteen years has becn unemployed.
This his first voyage captain be not having been
10 sea since 1856.