French Ensor Chadwick, United States Navy Officer Uniform

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], French Ensor Chadwick, United States Navy Officer Uniform, A&M 2945, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
5.91 Linear Feet 5 ft. 10 1/4 in. (1 unboxed wooden case, 4.5 in.); (4 metal boxes, 5.5 in. each); (1 metal footlocker, 43.5 in.); (1 sword in a composite flat storage box, 0.86 in)
Creator:
Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919
Abstract:
Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick (1844-1919) of Morgantown, West Virginia, was a U.S. Navy officer involved in the naval reform movement and naval education in the late nineteenth century. Chadwick served in the navy from 1864 to 1906. Collection contains Chadwick's commissioned officer's dress blue uniform, including the pants, jacket, epaulets, two cocked hats, and sword.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], French Ensor Chadwick, United States Navy Officer Uniform, A&M 2945, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Biographical / historical:

French Ensor Chadwick was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1844. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy from 1861 to 1864 and served during the last year of the Civil War. He served in various roles in the navy for more than forty years. He also served as president of the Naval War College from 1900 to 1903. Chadwick retired from military service in 1906. Rear Admiral French E. Chadwick died of pneumonia in January 1919.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Physical facet:
Sword Dimensions: Handle width: 5.25 in. Blade length: 30 in.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
French Chadwick -- U.S. Navy Uniform