EPISODE · Aug 6, 2013 · 8 MIN
Epaulettes Belonging to John Dahlgren, Father of American Naval Ordinance
from A History of the Navy in 100 Objects · host United States Naval Academy
Video 26 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is discusses the epaulettes belonging to John Dahlgren.
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The Navy evolved in all aspects from the War of 1812 to the Civil War. However, something often overlooked is how the personnel structure evolved and became standardized. The development of standard uniforms and insignia is one small way to look at this process, and today's object, a pair of officer's epaulettes, belonged to the Father of American Naval Gunnery, John Dahlgren.
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