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1850-1861 |
| DATE | EVENT/ASSIGNMENT | Reported/Location | Duty |
| October 11, 1850 - May 4, 1851 | USS Portsmouth | Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands | |
| May 5, 1851 |
Commendation (signed by E. Peck, USS Portsmouth) |
Commendation | |
| May 5, 1851 - April 9, 1853 | US Sloop Dale | Virgin Islands | |
| December 30, 1851 | Commendation (signed by W. P. Pearson, USS Dale, at Island of St. Vincent) | Commendation | |
| March 12, 1853 |
Commendation (signed by I. S. Larnder, at Philadelphia) |
Commendation | |
| May 19, 1853 - May 24, 1855 | Norfolk Navy Yard (including service aboard USS Pennsylvania, receiving ship) | Portsmouth, VA | Navy Yard |
| June 28, 1853 | Warrant signed by Franklin Pierce, to date from April 20, 1837 | Appointment | |
| June 15, 1855 - 1858 | US Frigate Congress (to duty in the Mediterranean; obtained Turkish shot) | New York, NY | Mediterranean |
| February 13, 1858 - April 7, 1859 | Norfolk Navy Yard | Portsmouth, VA | Yard Gunner |
| April 13, 1859 - November 14, 1861 | US Sloop Lancaster | Philadelphia, PA | Pacific Squadron |
| 1818-1840 | 1840-1850 | 1850-1861 | 1861-1870 | 1870-1891 |