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Stanton (OSCAR FITZALAN an American)

OSCAR FITZALAN, an American naval officer, born in Sag Har- Har bor, N. Y., in 1834. He was appointed a midshipman in the United States Navy, in 1849, and gradually rose through the various grades of the service, becoming a rear admiral in July, 1894, just before he was retired. He served in various posts throughout the Civil War, and saw service in Chinese and Japanese waters from 1872 to 1874.

Besides holding commands on various vessels of the United States Navy, his assignments included service at the New York Navy Yard (1864-1865), Norfolk Navy Yard (1874-1877), Newport Torpedo Station (1878), Naval Station, New London, Conn. (1885-1889), Newport Training Station (1890-1891), and the Philadelphia Naval Home (1891-1893).

He was a member of various patriotic and naval societies.