Navy Yard Tour - 4th Stop

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John H. Aulick b. 1831 – d 19 Nov 1882 51 yrs. R52 S93 Photos 7th Commandant of the Navy Yard (1843-1846). Contender for command of the U.S. Exploring Expedition. He and Adm. Wilkes were “at odds” for the rest of their lives. Adm. Wilkes took exception with Aulick’s accepting the words of officers of a British expedition disparaging the American Expedition and passing those comments on to the press. He wrote (p. 453):      The cause of this was that Capt. Aulick and his officers was one of the officers in our service who sought the Command of the Expedition before my appointment … He endeavored to take his revenge on the Expedition at the Bay Islands by writing home letters to the press in disparagement of his own country men … After the return of the Expedition he made other attempts to draw out this venom … Note his sons interred nearby, all serving in the military.  Joseph Edward Smoot d. 13 Mar 1857 64 yrs R52 S103 Photos Comm. Smoot received a gold medal from congress for service in the War of 1812.