1st United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1866
Gustavus Fox
Fox in August 1866
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In office August 1, 1861 – November 26, 1866
President
Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
William Faxon
Personal details
Born
Gustavus Vasa Fox
(1821-06-13)June 13, 1821 Saugus, Massachusetts
Died
October 29, 1883(1883-10-29) (aged 62) New York City, New York
Resting place
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Spouse
Virginia Woodbury Fox
Alma mater
Phillips Academy
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1838–1856
Rank
Lieutenant
Battles/wars
Mexican-American War
Gustavus Vasa Fox (June 13, 1821 – October 29, 1883) was an officer of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War, and as the first Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War.
Gustavus Vasa Fox (June 13, 1821 – October 29, 1883) was an officer of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War, and as the...
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called it "Guanahani." Samana Cay was first proposed to be Guanahani by GustavusFox in 1882, but the predominant theory gives the honour to San Salvador...
was Secretary of the Navy, aided by Assistant Secretary of the Navy GustavusFox. When the war began, the American standing army or "Regular army" consisted...
administration of shore facilities (such as naval bases and shipyards). GustavusFox was the first to hold the post, serving throughout the Civil War. The...
of the Good Colonels, and Gustavus Vasa Fox of the Union Navy: A Biography, about Assistant Secretary of the Navy GustavusFox. He worked with his wife...
just one of a few emissaries sent by Lincoln, the first being Captain GustavusFox, who went to determine if Fort Sumter could be relieved by sea. Lamon...
standing firm at Fort Sumter, introduced Lincoln to his brother-in-law, Gustavus V. Fox. Fox presented a plan for a naval resupply and reinforcement of the fort...
Dixon Porter wrote to his old friend, Assistant Secretary of the Navy GustavusFox: I went on board a small English screw sloop the other day (the Jason (1859))...
He graduated from high school in 1983 and was a pre-medical student at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter until he discovered acting in his junior...
Ericsson on 20 January 1862 and approved by Assistant Secretary of the Navy GustavusFox. While Ericsson stood on its deck in defiance of all his critics who...
on his first voyage to America. (This idea had first been proposed by GustavusFox in 1882). Prior to that time, official National Geographic Society maps...
pressured Lincoln to appoint GustavusFox instead. As a compromise, the post of Assistant Secretary of the Navy was created for Fox, and Faxon joined the United...
Navy GustavusFox with a lavish banquet; Clay was given the honor of sitting between Eugenia and Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna. Clay and Fox had previously...
John Ericsson requested it from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, GustavusFox. Dictator was laid down by Delamater Iron Works, in New York, New York...
Paulding, Commander Charles H. Davis and Assistant Secretary of the Navy GustavusFox. On August 7, 1861, the Union Navy advertised for proposals for "iron-clad...
commander of the USS Pawnee, USS Pocahontas and the USRC Harriet Lane under GustavusFox. However, on April 6, President Lincoln overrode the order, placed Lieutenant...