2.4 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 4 1/2 in. (1 large flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.; 1 record carton, 15 in.; 4 metal boxes)
Creator
Chadwick, French Ensor, 1844-1919
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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
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.
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Conditions Governing 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.
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.
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