USS CONSTITUTION LOG
26 JULY 1878 - 31 JANUARY 1879
IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Note: Captain is Captain Oscar C. Badger -- at Le Havre, France, on "Special
Service" -- crew of 141 with 26 Marines
-- 2 VIII-inch smooth bores -- 1 iron steam
launch, 1 sail launch, 5 cutters, 1 gig, 1 dinghy, and 1 balsa raft.
| 31 Jul 1878 | Seaman Philip Harris, Ordinary Seaman Andrew Osso, and Private Abraham H. Striker received from ALLIANCE; all hospitalized. |
| 1 Aug 1878 | Private Wm Gardiner transferred to PORTSMOUTH-- Private Jno A. McCarthy transferred to ALLIANCE. |
| 2 Aug 1878 | Boatswain's Mate David Hickey disrated Seaman. |
| 3 Aug 1878 | Seaman David Hickey transferred to ALLIANCE. |
| 4 Aug 1878 | Ordinary Seamen Joshua Hardie and Paul Frank rated Seamen as of 1 Aug; Seamen Francis Evans and Jno Neil rated Captains of the Forecastle as of current date. |
| 5 Aug 1878 | [Monday] 5 divisions noted -- Seaman Otto K. Lockhardt AWOL -- Ordinary Seaman Louis Silver mentioned. |
| 6 Aug 1878 | Master-at-Arms H. O. Metius mentioned. |
| 7 Aug 1878 | Landsman Jno J. Foy mentioned. |
| 8 Aug 1878 | Seaman Philip Harris reported from hospital. |
| 12 Aug 1878 | Private Striker reported from hospital. |
| 13 Aug 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Wm Melgrew AWOL – Ordinary Seaman Thorval Alvar Marsval shipped at LeHavre, France. |
| 15 Aug 1878 | 1000 General court martial of Seaman Andrew Parker. |
| 17 Aug 1878 | Court martial adjourned to await instructions from Sec Nav. |
| 18 Aug 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Jas E. Ryan declared a deserter from 8 Aug. |
| 21 Aug 1878 | Seaman Heinrich Enno declared a deserter from 11 Aug. |
| 24 Aug 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Danl Lyons shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 26 Aug 1878 | Captain Badger returned from leave in the evening -- Ordinary Seaman Jas T. Carlisle shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 27 Aug 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Osso reported from hospital. |
| 4 Sep 1878 | Seaman Josp Matthews, Ordinary Seamen Jno Jackson, Olif Thompson, and Theo A. McMahon, Landsman Wm H. Barteau, and Private Jacob Hills AWOL -- Private Garrett Dalton received from Exposition Guard. |
| 5 Sep 1878 | Corporal Wm Buckley AWOL -- Private Simon Mallinger sent to Exposition Guard. |
| 6 Sep 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Felix J. Sherner AWOL. |
| 9 Sep 1878 | Seaman Joshua Winslow shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 13 Sep 1878 | Wm Barteau declared a deserter as of this date. |
| 15 Sep 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Jas Munn mentioned. |
| 26 Sep 1878 | Landsman Hannibal Ferrari shipped at LeHavre, France -- Wardroom Cook NicholasGuirand discharged at Le Havre, France. |
| 1 Oct 1878 | Private Edmund H. Richmond received from Exposition Guard. |
| 3 Oct 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Chas J. G. Kuhlman mentioned. |
| 4 Oct 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Jas T. Carlisle sent ashore to serve 2 months in jail for assault and battery. |
| 8 Oct 1878 | Landsman Louis H. Keller shipped at Le Havre, France -- Private Edw Drake sent to PORTSMOUTH. |
| 9 Oct 1878 | Privates Rook and Carberry mentioned. |
| 11 Oct 1878 | Coxswain Wm Baker declared a deserter as of 1 Oct. |
| 12 Oct 1878 | Seaman Jas J. Burke rated Coxswain as of 1 Oct -- Ordinary Seaman Wm T. Simon shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 13 Oct 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Patk Downey declared a deserter as of this date. |
| 14 Oct 1878 | "Ensign Cameron Mc R. Winslow's boat detaching apparatus..." -- Ordinary Seaman Olif Thompsen and Landsman Jno J. Patterson each given 7 days extra duty for fighting. |
| 22 Oct 1878 | "...fitting Ensign Winslow's boat detaching apparatus in 5th cutter..." (completed on 24 Oct). |
| 26 Oct 1878 | Received more gear for Winslow's rig --Landsman Richd Wallach sent to PORTSMOUTH. |
| 27 Oct 1878 | Fitting Winslow's apparatus in PORTSMOUTH's boats -- Captain Badger inspected the installation job in CONSTITUTION's boats -- Midshipman T. M. Potts sent to PORTSMOUTH. |
| 28 Oct 1878 | Seaman Henry Davis shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 30 Oct 1878 | Ensign H. F. Reich sent to SUPPLY. |
| 5 Nov 1878 | Wardroom Cook Roberto Piazetti mentioned. |
| 6 Nov 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Carl Brant AWOL. |
| 14 Nov 1878 | Lieutenant Edward W. Very joined. |
| 17 Nov 1878 | Wardroom Cook Roberto Piazetti declared a deserter as of 15 Nov, Seaman Paul Frank as of 16 Nov, and Ordinary Seaman Frank Evelyn as of 17 Nov. |
| 23 Nov 1878 | 1300 Summary court martial for Ordinary Seaman Theo A. McMahon: given 30 days solitary confinement in double irons on bread and water, with full rations every 5th day, for AWOL. |
| 24 Nov 1878 | Private Edw Splain given 1 week extra duty and 2 weeks restriction for upsetting a spit kid on the gun deck and refusing to clean it up. |
| 28 Nov 1878 | Seaman Andrew Parker released from irons and placed in sentry's charge. |
| 30 Nov 1878 | 1230 The American Ambassador to Paris, the Consul General, the Consul at Le Havre, and the U. S. Commissioner-General to the Paris Exposition came aboard and inspected ship and crew. |
| 2 Dec 1878 | Shifted berth to the Customs Wharf -- Andrew Parker returned to single irons. |
| 3 Dec 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Albert Swift deserted during the night at Le Havre, France. |
| 4 Dec 1878 | Moved guns down to gun deck – began back loading exhibits -- Ordinary Seaman Jas T. Carlisle returned from jail. |
| 7 Dec 1878 | 1300 Summary court martial for Captain of the Top James Horton, deserter. |
| 8 Dec 1878 | Landsman Mathurin Guehennic shipped at Le Havre, France, effective 30 Nov. |
| 9 Dec 1878 | Landsman Jules Guerand shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 10 Dec 1878 | Captain of the Top Horton awarded 30 days in double irons and fined 3 months pay -- Wardroom Steward Hannibal Ferrari declared a sdeserter as of 1 Dec. |
| 14 Dec 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Jas H. Smith shipped at LeHavre, France -- Ordinary Seaman Albert Swift declared a deserter as of 4 Dec. |
| 15 Dec 1878 | Ordinary Seaman Andrew Osso declared a deserter as of 5 Dec. |
| 18 Dec 1878 | Jack of the Dust Chas E. Malloy disrated Landsman and in double irons for AWOL -- Landsman Chas M. Sherwin rated Jack of the Dust. |
| 21 Dec 1878 | 1400 Summary court martial for Seaman Philip La Blonde for AWOL: given 30 days in double irons and fined 3 months pay. |
| 26 Dec 1878 | Midshipman O. G. Dodge, Seamen Joshua Winslow, Jno Jacobson, and Geo Nilson, and Ordinary Seaman Geo Thamburg mentioned. |
| 3 Jan 1879 | Ordinary Seamen Stephen Dolores and Candido Del Rosario shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 4 Jan 1879 | First Lieutenant J. B. Breeze detached. |
| 5 Jan 1879 | Seaman Jno W. Curnow injured while back loading exhibits in Paris (report received this date). |
| 7 Jan 1879 | Ordinary Seaman Chas Erwin Pohl shipped at LeHavre, France -- May deserter Seaman Henry Collins brought back by police -- 1st Lieutenant B. R. Russell, 2nd Lieutenant W. F. Zeilin, and Exposition Guard returned. |
| 8 Jan 1879 | Captain's Clerk J. A. Wilson resigned. |
| 10 Jan 1879 | Boatswain's Mate Jno Neal declared a deserter from 1 Jan -- Seaman Chas Williams shipped at Le Havre, France. |
| 13 Jan 1878 | Second Lieutenant W. F. Zeilin detached. |
| 14 Jan 1879 | Summary courts martial for Ordinary Seaman Joseph Lawles [sic] and Private Jefferson Erickson: each confined 30 days in irons, fined 3 months pay, and given 3 months extra duty -- loading completed, having taken on more than 700 crates, cases, etc. |
| 16 Jan 1879 | 1530 Sailed in tow of steamer NEPTUN. |
| 17 Jan 1879 | Grounded off England. |
| 18 Jan 1879 | 1530 Arrived at Portsmouth, England. |
| 21 Jan 1879 | Dry docked in dock #11 -- Captain, HMS SERAPIS paid a call. |
| 24 Jan 1879 | Undocked. |
| 26 Jan 1879 | Jas T. Carlisle deserted the 5th cutter at Portsmouth, England. |
| 30 Jan 1879 | Sailed -- Seaman Philip Le Blonde absent upon sailing, as was Captain of the Main Top Chas Gray. |
| 31 Jan 1879 | Carlisle, Le Blonde, and Gray declared deserters -- Coxswain Jas J. Burke rated Captain of the Top and Seaman Chas Hart Coxswain, as of 27 Jan. |
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