View source for WILLIAM E. UHLER, ENS, USN

{{KeyDates|name_class=William Uhler '68|DoB=February 11, 1846|DoD=January 24, 1870|Age=23}}

{{NARegister|FullName=William Edward Uhler
|Hometown=Pennsylvania
|date=July 27, 1864
|years=17
|months=6}}

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File:1868 Uhler 1.jpg|Photograph from the collection of the Nimitz Library at the US Naval Academy.
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== Loss ==
William was lost on January 24, 1870 when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oneida_(1861) USS Oneida] was sunk following a collision with a British merchant steamer while departing Yokohama harbor, Japan. One hundred twenty-four other officers and men were also lost.

A detailed account of the event [https://forgottenstories.net/2013/02/04/the-tragic-tale-of-the-uss-oneida-part-one/ is available here].

== Other Information ==
From the Marysville Daily Appeal, 24 March 1870, via the records of the US Naval Academy Alumni Association:
<blockquote>
The Officers of the Oneida. Below we give sketches of some of the officers who perished in the ill-fated Oneida: 

MIDSHIPMAN W.E. UHLER wat appointed from Pennsylvania in July, 1864, and held a high and honorable position in hit class. He was a fine young officer.
</blockquote>

From researcher Kathy Franz:
<blockquote>
William Uhler's father Edward worked as a cashier in the Lebanon National Bank. William was appointed by the influence of the Hon. Meyer Strouse.
</blockquote>

He has [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39143306/william-e-uhler a memory marker] in Pennsylvania and [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207432674/william-e-uhler is listed on the  USS Oneida memorial] at the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery in Japan.

== Career ==
From [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC/Callahan/reg-usn-u.htm the Naval History and Heritage Command]:
<blockquote>
Midshipman, 27 July, 1864. Graduated 2 June, 1868. Ensign, 19 April, 1869. Lost in Oneida, 24 January, 1870.
</blockquote>

== Related Articles ==
[[EDWARD P. WILLIAMS, CDR, USN|Edward Williams '53]], [[WILLIAM F. STEWART, LCDR, USN|William Stewart '61]], [[JOHN R. PHELAN, LT, USN|John Phelan '66]], [[CHARLES E. BROWN, ENS, USN|Charles Brown '67]], [[JAMES W. COWIE, ENS, USN|James Cowie '67]], [[CHARLES A. COPP, ENS, USN|Charles Copp '68]], [[JAMES C. HULL, ENS, USN|James Hull '68]], [[GEORGE K. BOWER, ENS, USN|George Bower '68]], and [[GEORGE K. ADAMS, ENS, USN|George Adams '68]] were also lost aboard <span class='smallcaps'>Oneida</span>.

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