The remainder were scattered over the waters of the globe, such being the policy of President Buchanan's Secretary of the Navy, who, like the Secretary of War and other members of the Presidential Cabinet, were secessionists who did all they could to pave the way for the establishment of the Southern Confederacy.
On the authority of Maclay, the total number of officers of all grades in the navy on August 1, 1861, was 1,457, in addition to whom an immense volunteer force was called for and 7,500 volunteer officers were enrolled before the close of the war.

Three hundred and twenty-two officers resigned from the United States navy and entered that of the seceding States, of which 243 were officers of the line.

The 7,600 sailors in the navy at the opening of the war was increased to 51,500 before the close of hostilities.
In a work of this nature the difficulty is to select the most striking and interesting incidents from the scores that formed a part of the War for the Union.

One of the many heroes who was brought into prominence was John Lorimer Worden, who was born in Dutchess County, N.Y., March 12, 1818.

He entered the navy when sixteen years old and became a lieutenant in 1840.