Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877

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Washington, D.C. resident and U.S. Navy rear admiral.

From the description of Letter, 1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154271517

From the description of Letter, 1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34126647

Naval officer.

From the description of Theodorus Bailey correspondence, 1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449957

Admiral Theodorus Bailey was born in Chauteaugay, New York on April 12, 1805. He received his academic education in Plattsburg, New York and, at the age of thirteen, received a warrant as a midshipman in the Navy. His first cruise was in the corvette Cyane which provided a convoy for the first black colonists to Liberia, settling them on the Island of Sherboo, off the coast of Africa. During this cruise Bailey participated in the capture of a brig and six schooners which were illegally engaged in the slave trade.

Following several years of apprenticeship at sea, Bailey received the store-ship Lexington as his first command in 1846. It was during this period that he participated in the blockade and eventual seizure of lower California during the Mexican War. His next command, on the sloop-of-war St. Mary, detailed him to the Pacific Squadron and led him on an around-the-world cruise. During this time he was involved in the removal of the United States Consul in the Canary Islands, and was instrumental in quelling the Panama Riots of 1856.

When the Civil War began in 1861, Admiral Bailey tendered his services to the Union and was assigned to active duty as commander of the frigate Colorado in the blockade of Florida. In 1862, he was made second-in-command under David Farragut in the attack on New Orleans, Louisiana. Admiral Bailey led the Union fleet up the Mississippi River and accepted the surrender of New Orleans.

From 1862 to 1864, Admiral Bailey was commander of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron in the Gulf of Mexico, and subsequently had charge of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Navy Yard. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1866, and retired from active duty to accept a position on the Navy Retiring Board. He died February 10, 1877 in Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Theodorus Bailey Papers, 1828-1877, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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referencedIn Kent Family Papers, 1785-1901. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Kent, James, 1763-1847. Papers, 1779-1854, (bulk 1798-1847) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Kent, James, 1763-1847. Papers, 1779-1854, (bulk 1798-1847) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877. Letter, 1869. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf The Panama collection. Wichita State University, Ablah Library
creatorOf Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877. Letter, 1869. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Theodorus Bailey Papers, 1828-1877 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Letters and notes of Francis Brooke, James Branch Cabell, Joseph Jones, John Randolph of Roanoke and Beverly Tucker [manuscripts], 1822-1938, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Smith, John Lawrence, 1816-1889. Papers, 1835-1888. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1756-1931. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Mount, William Sidney, 1808-1868. Papers, 1830-1874. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn John William Draper Family Papers, 1777-1951, (bulk 1860-1882) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Jouett, James Edward, 1826-1902. James Edward Jouett : miscellaneous papers, 1861-1893. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. Stephen Watts Kearny collection of papers, [ca. 1847-1848]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877. Louis M. Goldsborough papers, 1821-1873. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877. Papers, 1821-1873 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877. Theodorus Bailey correspondence, 1873. Library of Congress
creatorOf Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877. Theodorus Bailey correspondence, [1846-1848] UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Doughty, Edwd. (Edward), surveyor. Map showing the property affected by opening Fourth Avenue from Broadway to Twenty-eighth St. / Edwd. Doughty. New-York Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Barnes, John S. (John Sanford), 1836-1911 person
associatedWith Doughty, Edwd. (Edward), surveyor. person
correspondedWith Draper, John C. (John Christopher), 1835-1885 person
correspondedWith Draper, John William, 1811-1882. person
associatedWith Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870. person
associatedWith Goldsborough, Louis Malesherbes, 1805-1877. person
associatedWith Jouett, James Edward, 1826-1902. person
associatedWith Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. person
correspondedWith Kent family. family
correspondedWith Kent, James, 1763-1847. person
associatedWith Lexington (U.S. Storeship) corporateBody
associatedWith McKean, William W. (William Wister), 1800-1865 person
associatedWith Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Commandery of the State of Massachusetts, collector. corporateBody
associatedWith Mount, William Sidney, 1808-1868. person
associatedWith Myers, T. Bailey. person
associatedWith Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891 person
associatedWith Smith, John Lawrence, 1816-1889. person
associatedWith Temple, William Grenville. person
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associatedWith United States. Navy. Pacific Squadron. corporateBody
associatedWith Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878 person
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations.
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Admirals
Ships
Military history
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Mobile Bay, Battle of, Ala., 1864
Politics, government and public administration
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Naval officers
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Birth 1805-04-12

Death 1877-02-14

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