commodore, probably as flag officer in charge of the South Atlantic Station. His last tour of duty came in March 1873, when he took over as commandant of the navy yard at Pensacola, Florida. Commodore Woolsey received orders detaching him from command of the navy yard in the summer of 1874. At the time, an epidemic of yellow fever raged at Pensacola, and he deemed it necessary to remain at his post to prevent panic. He contracted the highly infectious disease and died at Pensacola in the summer of 1874. Honors The first USS Woolsey (Destroyer No. 77) was named in honor of his father. The second USS Woolsey (DD-437) commemorated both him and his father. References External links history.navy.mil: USS Woolsey 1817 births 1874 deaths Deaths from yellow fever United States Navy officers People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Infectious disease deaths in Florida Woolsey family