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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND

Officers of the War of 1812

Chaplains

List is arranged by date of commission.

Names and Rank.

Dates of Commissions.

Where Stationed.
Andrew Hunter 5 March, 1811 Washington Navy Yard
David P. Adams 10 May, -- Franklin 74
John Cook 19 do 1812 New York
William H. Briscoe 11 July, -- Furloughed December 30, 1812
Colden Cooper 24 April, 1815 Frigate Constellation
Cheever Felch 12 May, -- Independence 74
A.Y. Humphreys, Acting Chaplain Frigate Constitution

Source: Naval Register: Printed by Order of the Secretary of the Navy. August 1st, 1815. Washington, D.C.: Weightman, [1815].