U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen, February 21, 1863

Carte de visite by Fowler of Newport, R.I. Two midshipmen are dressed in robes, or smoking jackets, in this image inscribed "February 21, 1863" on the back of the card stock mount. The officer on the left is unidentified. The man on the right is: Philip Henry Cooper of New York.

Cooper's experience as a midshipman was impacted by the Civil War. He entered the Academy in 1860, and was relocated with other midshipmen and instructors from Annapolis, Md., to a temporary location in Newport, R.I., in 1861. In October 1863, he was detached from the Academy for active duty. At the time he ranked fifth in his class.

Attached to the steam-sloop Richmond, his first large-scale combat occurred in August 1864 at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Thus began a distinguished career that ended with his retirement as rear admiral in 1904. Along the way, he served stints as the superintendent of his alma mater and commander-in-chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet.

He died in 1912 at age 68.

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Taken on: March 4, 2022

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