Hiram Paulding

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Hiram Paulding

1797–1878

A career naval officer who served from the War of 1812 through the Civil War, he rose to become a rear admiral and one of the U.S. Navy’s senior leaders. His long service placed him at the center of a period when the Navy was expanding, modernizing, and facing the strains of civil conflict.

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Journal of a cruise of the United States schooner Dolphin, among the islands of the Pacific Ocean; and a visit to the Mulgrave Islands, in pursuit of the mutineers of the whaleship Globe

Journal of a cruise of the United States schooner Dolphin, among the islands of the Pacific Ocean; and a visit to the Mulgrave Islands, in pursuit of the mutineers of the whaleship Globe

by Hiram Paulding

About the author

Born in 1797, Hiram Paulding built a naval career that stretched across much of the 19th century. He entered the United States Navy during the era of the War of 1812 and remained in service for decades, gaining experience through a wide range of assignments as the country and its navy changed around him.

Paulding is best remembered as a senior officer who eventually reached the rank of rear admiral. His service connected two major chapters of American history: the early republic’s small navy and the much larger, more demanding force required during the Civil War.

His long record made him part of a generation of officers who helped shape the professional Navy before and during the Civil War. He died in 1878, leaving behind a public career closely tied to the growth of American sea power in the 1800s.