▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁training ▁ship ▁, ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁USS ▁Hart ford ▁and ▁USS ▁Franklin ▁ ▁Fol ger ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁A si atic ▁Squadron , ▁the ▁s loop - of - war ▁, ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁while ▁ab o ard ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁an ▁en sign ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁master ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Hart ford , ▁he ▁had ▁duty ▁at ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁Virginia , ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁before ▁reporting ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁sc rew ▁fr ig ate ▁, ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Squadron , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁commander ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁while ▁ab o ard ▁Franklin . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Squadron ▁during ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Fol ger ▁had ▁ord n ance ▁duty ▁from ▁ 1 8 7