Theodorus Bailey (naval officer)
| Theodorus Bailey | |
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Commodore Theodorus Bailey
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| Born |
April 12, 1805 Chateaugay, New York |
| Died | February 14, 1877 (aged 71) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1818–1867 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican-American War American Civil War • Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip |
| Relations | Theodorus Bailey, Senator from New York (uncle) |
Theodorus Bailey (April 12, 1805 – February 14, 1877) was a United States Navy officer during the American Civil War.
Bailey was born at Chateaugay, New York in the far north-eastern corner of Franklin County, near the border with Quebec. He received his early education at Plattsburgh, before being appointed a midshipman at the beginning of 1818 at age 12. He saw his first sea duty in the frigate Cyane between 1819 and 1821 when she cruised to the western coast of Africa to protect the new colony of former slaves recently established by the United States. On the return voyage, he saw service in the campaign to suppress the West Indian pirates. In 1821, Bailey transferred to the ship of the line Franklin and served in her during her entire cruise as flagship for the Pacific station, which lasted until 1824. His last tour of duty as a midshipman came between 1824 and 1826 when he voyaged back to the West Indies in the schooner Shark to protect shipping from pirates again.
In 1827, he moved to duty in the receiving ship at New York. It was while in this assignment that he received his commission as a lieutenant on 3 March 1827 after almost a decade of service. Next, he served briefly in the sloop Natchez and in the schooner Grampus in 1831, before being assigned to Vincennes in June 1833 for a three-year cruise around the world in search of shipwrecked and stranded American seamen. Returning to the east coast in June 1836, Bailey saw duty in the ship-of-the-line Ohio before going ashore for a two-year tour at the New York Navy Yard from 1838 to 1840. Bailey returned to sea in the frigate Constellation between 1840 and 1844. During that period, his ship served an extended tour on the East India station and carried Bailey on his second circumnavigation of the world. After returning from the East Indies, he went ashore again and spent time in 1845 and 1846 engaged in recruiting duty at the Rendezvous in New York.
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