Edwin Hord Tillman
Commander (retired) Edwin Hord Tillman (28 October, 1858 – 24 March, 1938) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Tillman was born in Tennessee and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1879. He experienced an unremarkable series of sea and shore assignments early in his career, and received the normal course of early-career promotions. Tillman was commissioned Ensign on 26 June, 1884, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 3 April, 1892.[1] He spent several years in the Coast Survey both on shore and afloat, and received command of a Coast Survey schooner in 1896, shortly after his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant on 12 March, 1896.[2][3]
Tillman served at the Academy during the Spanish-American War, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 5 March, 1902. Later that year, he was appointed commanding officer of monitor Amphitrite, serving in this position until early 1904. After attending the Naval War College, in early 1905 he was appointed commanding officer of monitor Monadnock in Philippine waters. On 30 June, 1905 he was placed on the Retired List on his own application under the terms of the Act of March 3, 1899 and was promoted to the rank of Commander on the retired list that same day.[4][5][6]
Retirement did not end Tillman's naval career, however, as he eventually served a remarkable 16 years and 11 months on active service following his retirement. This included service as a Lighthouse Inspector along the Mississippi River, duty in the Hydrographic Office during World War I, and several years in charge of the Branch Hydrographic Office in Norfolk during the 1920's.[7][8][9][10] Eventually released to inactive duty, Tillman resided in Washington DC until his death in 1938, having developed a reputation as an outstanding marine surveyor.[11]
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edwin S. Houston |
Captain of U.S.S. Amphitrite 1 Aug, 1902[12] – Feb, 1904[13] |
Succeeded by Charles C. Rogers |
| Preceded by Asher C. Baker |
Captain of U.S.S. Monadnock 3 Mar, 1905[14] – after 30 Jun, 1905 |
Succeeded by Frederick W. Coffin |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1902. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1897. p. 12.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1899. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1905. p. 63.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1934. pp. 384-385.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 174-175.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 March, 1918 p. 165.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. pp. 336-337.
- ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 26 March, 1938 p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. p. 20.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1905. p. 63.
