Edward Weston Carpender ( – May 16, 1877) was a United States Navy officer who served in three wars. At age 17, he was commissioned a midshipman on 10 July 1813 during the War of 1812, was promoted to commander on 8 September 1841 and served in the Mexican-American War, and was promoted to commodore and served in the American Civil War.Naval History and Heritage Command: "Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps 1775-1900, Navy Officers: 1798-1900, C," https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/o/officers-continental-usnavy-mc-1775-1900/navy-officers-1798-1900-c.html, last accessed 25 May 2020.Obituary | Commodore E. W. Carpender in The Philadelphia Inquirer, issue of Friday, May 18, 1977, p. 4.Obituary in The Times, published at Philadelphia, Pa., issue of May 18, 1977, p. 2.
