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30-564: Robert Wickersham built the Rombach Place in 1831. It was later home to the family of James W. Denver , a politician who achieved national prominence in the middle of the century. James Denver was born in Winchester, Virginia in 1817, and at the age of thirty-nine he married the former Louise Rombach of Wilmington; to this union were born four children. Much of his youth was spent on a farm near Wilmington, but he later moved far to

60-603: A land speculator from Leavenworth , planted the townsite of " Denver City " along the South Platte River in Arapaho County in western Kansas Territory (the present-day state of Colorado ). Larimer chose the name "Denver" to honor the current territorial governor with the intention that the city would be chosen as the county seat of Arapaho County. Denver retired as territorial governor in November 1858,

90-550: A larger unit such as a battalion or squadron . This rank is used by the U.S. Army , U.S. Air Force , and U.S. Marine Corps . The rank of captain is also used in other organizations outside the military, particularly in fire departments, police, and law enforcement. The insignia for captains in the United States Army was first authorized in 1836. During the American Civil War , the rank of captain

120-679: A trader. Denver killed newspaper editor Edward Gilbert in a duel on August 2, 1852. Later that same year, he was elected to the California State Senate . He was later appointed as Secretary of State of California . In 1854 he was elected to the United States Congress as a representative from California, serving from March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. On April 17, 1857, President James Buchanan appointed him as Commissioner of Indian Affairs . On June 17, 1857, Denver

150-456: Is conferred between officers by use of identical pay grade rather than title of rank. The higher the grade, the higher the rank of the officer. For example, an Army, Air Force, Marine, or Space Force captain is equivalent in rank, responsibilities, and grade to a Navy, Public Health Service, NOAA, or Coast Guard lieutenant , all of which are of the third officer grade, or O-3. Similarly, a Navy, Public Health Service, NOAA, or Coast Guard captain

180-475: Is equivalent in rank, responsibilities, and grade to an Army, Air Force, Marine, or Space Force colonel , all of which are of the sixth officer grade, or O-6. Thus, Army, Air Force, Marine, and Space Force colonels together with Navy, Public Health Service, NOAA, and Coast Guard captains wear the silver eagle insignia of the grade of O-6, while Army, Air Force, Marine, and Space Force captains together with Navy, Public Health Service, and Coast Guard lieutenants wear

210-553: Is used by the U.S. Navy , U.S. Coast Guard , U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps , and the U.S. Maritime Service . Seaborne services of the United States and many other nations refer to the officer in charge of any seagoing vessel as "captain" regardless of actual rank. For instance, in the civilian United States Merchant Marine ,

240-578: The Cincinnati Law School . He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio . He moved to Platte City, Missouri , in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War , he recruited a company for the 12th U.S. Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a captain , serving under General Winfield Scott . After the war in 1850, Denver traveled to California, where he became

270-695: The Clinton County Historical Society, which operates it as a museum, genealogy library, and conference center. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, qualifying both because of its historically significant architecture and because of its place as the home of General James Denver. It was the city's third building to be listed on the National Register; the Doan House on

300-515: The District of Kansas until he was transferred to the District of West Tennessee . On May 16, 1862, Denver assumed command of the 3rd Brigade/5th Division under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman in the midst of the Siege of Corinth . The very next day Denver's brigade participated in the fight for Russell's House . Though his brigade suffered no casualties in this engagement it was nonetheless one of

330-470: The Revolutionary War . A captain was the officer placed in charge of a company of soldiers and was granted a commission from the regimental colonel . A captain was afforded one to several lieutenants , depending on the size of the company, and the captain's commission could be revoked or expired at the end of a particular military campaign. The Continental Navy used the rank of captain as

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360-613: The Rombach Place while residing in Wilmington. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876, 1880, and 1884. He was mentioned as a possible Democratic presidential nominee in 1876 and 1884, although his name was never offered into formal nomination. Denver reportedly visited Denver , Colorado, in 1875 and 1882, but complained that his visits received little affection from

390-802: The United States House of Representatives from California. He served as secretary and Governor of the Kansas Territory during the struggle over whether or not Kansas would be open to slavery . The city of Denver , Colorado , is named after him. James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia . His father was born in Ireland , while his mother was of English descent. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington . In 1841 he taught school in Missouri , and in 1844 he graduated from

420-504: The Rombach Place, their youngest son was born; named Matthew , he was later elected a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Built in the Greek Revival style of architecture, the primary portion of the house is two stories tall and five bays wide. An entrance is located in the middle bay of the first floor, covered by a small portico with a pediment and four square columns . Smaller windows and prominent chimneys are located on

450-606: The city's east side was listed on the same day, and College Hall on the Wilmington College campus preceded both buildings by six years. James W. Denver James William Denver (October 23, 1817 – August 9, 1892) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of

480-515: The commander of a sailing vessel at war, with the captain having several lieutenants on board, as well as a sailing master to assist in their duties. This use of the rank carried over into the U.S. Navy . Captain was the highest naval rank from 1775 until 1857, when the United States Congress created the rank of flag officer . With the addition of the ranks of commander and lieutenant commander between lieutenant and captain,

510-425: The commander of a vessel is also referred to as a captain, and everyone in his boat must abide by his commands. While not an official rank, as in military pay grade, it is an official title. One exception to the rule is when an officer of higher rank than captain, such as admiral, is the officer in charge of one or more seagoing vessel(s), such as a carrier battle group . An admiral is never referred to as "captain". In

540-693: The double silver bars of the rank insignia of the grade of O-3. Additionally, the O-6 rank of Navy, Public Health Service, NOAA, and Coast Guard captain is abbreviated as uppercase "CAPT", while the O-3 rank of captain is abbreviated as "CPT" for the Army and mixed-case "Capt" for the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. In the United States, the rank of captain first appeared in the Continental Army during

570-408: The ends of the house, to which are attached one-bay, single-story sections. Built in the shape of the letter "T", the house is constructed of brick and covered with a shingled roof that rises to a pair of gables ; the walls are covered with stucco , and a fence encircles the roofs of the single-story sections on the ends. Today, the Rombach Place is no longer used as a residence: it is the home of

600-477: The rank varies between the services, being a senior rank in the naval services and a junior rank in the ground and air forces. Many fire departments and police departments in the United States also use the rank of captain as an officer in a specific unit. For the naval rank, a captain is a senior officer of U.S. uniformed services pay grades O-6 (the sixth officer rank), typically commanding seagoing vessels, major aviation commands and shore installations. This rank

630-529: The regimental commander. Such was the case in the 1st Mississippi Infantry which was commanded by Captain Owen Hughes after the regiment had lost over half its number at the Battle of Nashville . Because of the ambiguity created by the common use of "captain" for officers of different grades among the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, NOAA, Public Health Service, and Space Force, equivalency

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660-619: The residents of the city named after him. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1892 and is buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Wilmington, Ohio . His son, Matthew R. Denver , was a U.S. Congressman from Ohio from 1907 to 1913. Captain (United States) In the uniformed services of the United States , captain is a commissioned-officer rank. In keeping with the traditions of the militaries of most nations,

690-473: The seaborne services, especially for submarine and aviation commands, the commanding officer is often referred to informally as " skipper " whether the officer is a captain or below. For the ground and air forces rank, a captain is of pay grade O-3 (the third officer rank), usually serving as the commander of a company-sized unit in the ground forces, as a flight leader or other squadron officer in air units, or serving as an executive officer or staff officer for

720-608: The troops behaved. After the fall of Corinth Denver continued in command of his brigade, serving on garrison duty in Mississippi. During the early stages of the Vicksburg Campaign Denver was in command of the 1st Division, XVI Corps , until his resignation from the Union Army on March 5, 1863. After the war, Denver practiced law in Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Ohio ; he and his family lived in

750-484: The two brigades leading the attack. On May 27 General Sherman again selected Denver's brigade to be one of the leading units in an attack against the Double Log House . Denver and Morgan L. Smith 's brigade successfully stormed the log cabin turned block house . During this engagement Major General Ulysses S. Grant was present on the battlefield and indicated his approval of the handsome manner in which

780-518: The west, serving as a U.S. Representative from California, a governor of the Kansas Territory (a new settlement in the far west of the territory, now part of Colorado, was named for him), as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs , and as a U.S. Army general during the Civil War . However, after the war, he returned to Wilmington for a time. In 1870, while he and his family were resident in

810-683: Was appointed by Buchanan as Secretary of the Kansas Territory. In December 1857 he was appointed as Territorial Governor. On the day that Denver assumed the territorial governorship, citizens in the territory voted on the Lecompton Constitution , which opened the territory to slavery. The vote offered a choice only between full slavery and limited slavery in the territory and was thus largely boycotted by Free-Staters who were in favor of abolishing slavery . The pro-slavery constitution passed by an overwhelming margin. Later it

840-569: Was discovered that several thousand votes were cast fraudulently by " Border Ruffians " who had crossed into the territory from Missouri in order to cast pro-slavery ballots; this scandal became known as Bleeding Kansas . (The vote was overturned by a subsequent election in August 1858, and Kansas was later admitted to the Union, in 1861, as a free state .) In November 1858, while Denver was still serving as territorial governor, William Larimer, Jr. ,

870-565: Was reappointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and served until his resignation on March 31, 1859. A few months after the start of the American Civil War in early 1861, President Abraham Lincoln commissioned Denver a brigadier general in the volunteer army on August 14. In November 1861, he was ordered to report to Fort Scott in Kansas and in December, he assumed command of all Federal troops in Kansas. During March and April 1862 he commanded

900-533: Was used in both the Union Army and Confederate States Army . The rank was typically held by either junior staff officers or company commanders. In the case of the latter, company officers were normally elected by the men of their unit, unless the officer in question held rank in the Regular Army . In cases where regiments had suffered high casualties, it was not uncommon for a captain to assume duties as

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