From Wikipedia.
He was a commodore in the U.S. Mediterranean Squadron 1821-1823 and in the Pacific squadron 1826-1829. During the period between these sea duties, he was a Navy Commissioner in Washington, D.C..
He held commands ashore in Baltimore and New York in the 1830s and 1840s. His final command assignment was at the Philadelphia Naval Asylum from 1847 to his death in 1850. That answers my question yesterday as to what he did at the asylum.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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