| US Navy Captains, January 1, 1892 |
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| Until the Civil War, Captain was the highest substantive rank in the US Navy. While the war finally led Congress to authorize the ranks of Commodore and Rear Admiral (as well as Vice-Admiral and Admiral on a "special" basis) the Navy still relied heavily on its Captain. The following is a list of the 35 Active Duty Line Captain on service January 1, 1866 and their assignments It does not include staff officers with the relative rank of Captain or retired officers. The list is in order of seniority. |
| John M. Berrien Alfred Taylor Samuel Phillips Lee Simon B. Bissell James P. McKinstry Oliver S. Glisson Guert Gansevoort Melancthon Smith Cicero Price John R. Goldsborough Charles S. Boggs Augustus H. Kilty Theodore P. Greene Richard W. Meade Joseph F. Greene John De Camp Charles W. Pickering William M. Walker Henry Walke Thornton A. Jenkins John B. Marchand Wm. Rogers Taylor Benjamin F. Sands Daniel B. Ridgely Charles Steedman James Alden Augustus L. Case Alexander M. Pennock John L. Worden George F. Emmons Edward Middleton Gustavus H. Scott David McDougal John J. Almy James H. Strong |
| Light-House Inspector Commanding, USS SUSQUEHANNA Waiting Orders Commanding USS MONONGAHELA Waiting Orders Waiting Orders Waiting Orders Navy Yard, Washington, DC Waiting Orders Commanding USS SHENANDOAH Special Duty, New York, NY Special Duty, Baltimore, MD Ordnance Duty, Portsmouth, NH Under Suspension Ordnance Duty, Navy Yard, Boston, MA Waiting Orders Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH Commanding, USS DE SOTO Waiting Orders Chief Bureau of Navigation Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA Ordnance Duty, Navy Yard, Washington, DC Navy Yard, Boston, MA Commanding, USS POWHATAN Commanding, USS TICONDEROGA Waiting Orders Fleet Captain, European Squadron Navy Yard, New York, NY Special Duty, New York, NY Waiting Orders Special Duty, Navy Yard, NY Commanding USS SARANAC Commanding, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA Commanding USS JUNIATA Inspector, Navy Yard, New York, NY |