Captain William F. Lynch USN/CSN
Born: April 1, 1801
Norfolk, Virginia
Died: October 17, 1865
Baltimore, Maryland
Midshipmen Appointment:
January 26, 1819
Lieutenant: May 17, 1828
Commander: September 5, 1849
Captain: March 2, 1850
Resigned USN: April 21, 1861
Captain, CSN: June 10, 1861
Captain William Francis Lynch
Courtesy of Naval Historical Center
January 26, 1819: Appointed Midshipmen from the State of Virginia
February 2, 1821: Entered on muster roll of USS Congress
June 22, 1819: Accepts the appointment as Midshipmen
July 5, 1821: Assigned to the USS Schooner Shark and serves in the West Indies
January 31, 1822: Detached from the USS Shark
April 14, 1823: Reports for duty on USS Washington
July 5, 1823: Assigned to USS Cyane
September 25, 1823: Assigned to USS Schooner Beagle
June 8, 1825: Detached from USS Beagle
September 7, 1825: Assigned to US Frigate Brandywine
December 31, 1825: Detached from US Brandywine due to injury suffered while on the Congress
January 30, 1828: Assigned to the US Sloop-of-War Falmouth
March 28, 1828: Detached from Falmouth
May 17, 1828: Promoted to Lieutenant
September 15, 1829: Assigned to the US Sloop-of-War Erie
June 30, 1830: Detached from Erie
June 17, 1834: Assigned to US Sloop-of-War John Adams serving in the Mediterranean
June 5, 1835: Detached from John Adams
October 27, 1837: Assigned to US Steamship Fulton
February 1, 1838: Detached from Fulton
March 3, 1839: Assigned to command of the US Steamer Poinsett. Engaged in fitting her out and testing repairs.
December 30, 1839: Detached from Poinsett
September 30, 1847: Command of the US Storehouse Supply to explore the Dead Sea
October 30, 1849: Promoted to Commander effective September 5, 1849
March 2, 1850: Promoted to Captain
April 21, 1861: Tendered his resignation from the U.S. Navy
May 13, 1861: Resignation accepted effective April 21, 1861
June 10, 1861: Captain, CSN, Commanded Naval Batteries at Aquia Creek
1861-1862: Commanded Naval Defenses of the waters of Virginia and North Carolina
February 7-8, 1862: Participated in Defenses of Roanoke Island, NC
1862: Commanded Mississippi River Defenses
1862-1864: Commanded Naval Defenses of North Carolina and in 1864 Richmond Station
May 3, 1865: Paroled in Richmond, VA