In the last post on the court martial trial of William S. Cox, for the surrender of the USS Chesapeake on June 1, 1813, I wrote that Naval hero Stephen Decatur served as president at the proceedings and Thomas O. Selfridge was judge advocate. This was according to the June 28, 2014, "The War" newspaper.
The name Selfridge is a very familiar one to me because of Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.,'s service during the Civil War. Must be his father.
The problem with Thomas O. Selfridge being the judge advocate in Mr. Cox's court martial is that Thomas was born April 24, 1804 and that would have made him just ten years old in 1814. Kind of young to have been a judge advocate, I think.
Plus, Wikipedia says Thomas O. Selfridge was appointed a midshipman on January 1, 1818, at age 13.
I couldn't find any other Selfridge who would have been a naval officer during the War of 1812.
--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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