David B. Harmony

David Butts Harmony
David B. Harmony in 1865
Born	September 3, 1832(1832-09-03) Easton, Pennsylvania
Died	November 2, 1917(1917-11-02) (aged 85)
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1847–1893
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	USS Saratoga USS Frolic USS Portsmouth USS Kearsarge USS Plymouth USS Powhatan USS Tennessee USS Colorado
Battles/wars	American Civil War

David Butts Harmony (September 3, 1832 – November 2, 1917) was an rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War.

Biography

Harmony was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and entered the navy as a midshipman on April 7, 1847, was promoted to passed midshipman on June 10, 1852, became lieutenant in 1855, and lieutenant commander in 1862.^[1]

During the Civil War he served on the sloop-of-war Iroquois at the passage of Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip in April 1862, and at the capture of New Orleans, and took part in engagements with the batteries at Vicksburg and Grand Gulf. He was executive officer of the ironclad monitor Nahant in the first attack on Fort Sumter on April 7, 1863, and in the engagement with the Confederate ram Atlanta on June 17, and in the attacks on defences at Charleston, from July 4 till September 7. He then commanded the sloop Saratoga in the Western Gulf Squadron in 1864-65, taking part in the capture of Mobile, Alabama, and its defences. He commanded a division of eight vessels in an expedition to Montgomery, Alabama, in April 1865.^[1]

Promoted to commander in 1866, Harmony then served at the New York Navy Yard, and then in 1867-69 commanded the Frolic in the European Squadron, one of the vessels of Admiral Farragut's squadron.^[1]

Harmony returned to the New York Navy Yard in 1869-72, was promoted to captain in 1875, and commanded the sloops Portsmouth, Kearsarge and Plymouth, and the frigates Powhatan, Tennessee and Colorado, between 1878 and 1883.^[1]

David B. Harmony

Harmony was a member of Navy Department's Examining and Retiring Boards 1883-84, was promoted to commodore in 1885, and served as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1885–89, and was Chairman of the Lighthouse Board, 1889-91. He retired on June 26, 1893.^[1]

Harmony died on November 2, 1917 and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.^[1]

Some of his letters from the 1870s, written while on active duty, are archived at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

See also

	Biography portal
	American Civil War portal
	United States Navy portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "David Butts Harmony, Rear Admiral, USN". arlingtoncemetery.net. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dharmony.htm. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 

• Inventory of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, in Record Group 45. Appendix N. List of Personal Letter books of U.S. Naval Officers. June 21, 2005. Naval Historical Center. Viewed April 8, 2006.

Persondata
Name	Harmony, David B.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy admiral
Date of birth	September 3, 1832
Place of birth	Easton, Pennsylvania
Date of death	November 2, 1917
Place of death