Edward Hooker Code of Naval Signals, 1863 (approximate): Finding Aid

Biography of Edward Hooker

Edward Hooker was appointed an Acting Volunteer Lieutenant in the United States Navy on September 20, 1862. As early as January 1, 1863, he was in command of the gunboat U.S.S. Victoria (Steamer) as part of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in the coastal waters off North Carolina. As of January 1, 1864, Hooker was commanding U.S.S. Currituck (Steamer) of the Potomac Flotilla, patrolling the Chesapeake Bay.

Description of Contents

The Edward Hooker Code of Naval Signals, comprising 0.04 linear feet of documentation in a single volume, was presumably compiled by Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Edward Hooker circa 1863. The volume consists of a handwritten, alphabetical index to signals for various maneuvers, shipboard procedures, and compass directions, as well as the identification of ships sailing under foreign flags. The index includes spaces for up to 1,268 signals, of which roughly eighty percent have been assigned.

Arrangement

The Edward Hooker Code of Naval Signals comprises a single volume.

Access and Use

Access

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Copyright and Permission

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Acquisition and Appraisal

Provenance and Acquisition

Gift of Dr. Davenport Hooker in November 1950. Accession No. 122853.

Related Materials

Related Archival Material

Additional manuscript holdings in this repository pertaining to naval signals can be found in the Index to the Signal Book, ca. 1790, MS 191; Flags and Signals, ca. 1850, MS 192; the W. R. Butt Notebook on Seamanship and Naval Tactics, 1859-1863, MS 186; and General International Shipwreck Society: A Practical Treatise on the Means of Relief, MS 165.

Materials Cataloged Separately

No materials have been removed from this collection and cataloged separately.

Processing and Other Information

Preferred Citation

Edward Hooker Code of Naval Signals, MS 521

Special Collections & Archives Department

Nimitz Library

United States Naval Academy

Selected Bibliography

The following sources were consulted during preparation of the biographical note:

United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1863-1865.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by David D'Onofrio in August 2019. Finding aid written by David D'Onofrio in August 2019.

Subject Headings

Name and Subject Terms

• Signals and signaling
• United States. Navy -- Communication systems

Genre Terms

• Manuscripts
• Notebooks