David B. Harmony
{{Short description|United States Navy admiral (1832–1917)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = David Butts Harmony
| image = David B. Harmony.JPG
| caption = David B. Harmony
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1832|9|2}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1917|11|2|1832|9|2}}
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| placeofburial = Arlington National Cemetery
| birth_place = Easton, Pennsylvania, US
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|allegiance= United States of America
|branch={{Naval|United States|navy-1864}}
| serviceyears = 1847–1893
| rank =File:USN Rear Admiral rank insignia.jpg Rear admiral
| unit =
| commands = {{USS|Sebago}}
USS Frolic
{{USS|Portsmouth|1843|6}}
{{USS|Kearsarge|1861|6}}
{{USS|Plymouth|1867|6}}
{{USS|Powhatan|1850|6}}
{{USS|Tennessee|1865|6}}
{{USS|Colorado|1856|6}}
| battles = American Civil War
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David Butts Harmony (September 2, 1832 – November 2, 1917) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War.
Harmony was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and entered the navy as a midshipman on April 7, 1847, was promoted to passed midshipman on June 10, 1852, became lieutenant in 1855, and lieutenant commander in 1862.
Promoted to commander in 1866, Harmony then served at the New York Navy Yard, and then in 1867–69 commanded the Frolic in the European Squadron, one of the vessels of Admiral Farragut's squadron.
Harmony returned to the New York Navy Yard in 1869–72, was promoted to captain in 1875, and commanded the sloops {{USS|Portsmouth|1843|2}}, {{USS|Kearsarge|1861|2}} and {{USS|Plymouth|1867|2}}, and the frigates {{USS|Powhatan|1850|2}}, {{USS|Tennessee|1865|2}} and {{USS|Colorado|1856|2}}, between 1878 and 1883.
Harmony was a member of Navy Department's Examining and Retiring Boards 1883–84, was promoted to commodore in 1885, and served as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1885–89, and was Chairman of the Lighthouse Board, 1889–91. He retired on June 26, 1893.
Harmony died on November 2, 1917, and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.[https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgdoYXJtb255EgVkYXZpZBoBYg--/ Burial Detail: Harmony, David B] – ANC Explorer
Some of his letters from the 1870s, written while on active duty, are archived at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.
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Papers from the Mixsell-Mathews Estate
A selection of David Harmony's official papers, from the estate of Isabel Mixsell-Mathews, can be viewed here:
- [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Harmony_Papers_1847-1869_(Isabel_Mixsell_Mathews_estate).pdf David B. Harmony Papers 1847–1869]
- [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Harmony_Papers_1870-1877_(Isabel_Mixsell_estate).pdf David B. Harmony Papers 1870–1877]
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060813004402/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/guides/rg45-n.htm Inventory of the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, in Record Group 45. Appendix N. List of Personal Letter books of U.S. Naval Officers.] June 21, 2005. Naval Historical Center. Viewed April 8, 2006.
External links
- {{Cite web|url= http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/dharmony.htm|title=David Butts Harmony, Rear Admiral, USN|publisher=ArlingtonCemetery.net|id=An unofficial website}}{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2020|reason=WP:SPS which copies obits lacking attribution}}
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Category:United States Navy admirals
Category:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery