serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
1809-1861 30px united states navy seal united states navy uss poinsett uss mississippi uss constitution africa squadron anne arundel , maryland 18 may 1861 united states united states of america war of 1812 1794 commodore isaac mayo
 commodore isaac mayo
isaac mayo

commodore isaac mayo -lrb- 1794 -- 18 may 1861 -rrb- was a united states naval officer who served in the war of 1812 , second seminole war , and mexican war .
mayo is credited with influencing the location of the united states naval academy at annapolis and is noted for his controversial resignation and presidential dismissal from the service at the start of the civil war .
