George B. Livingston was the first commander of the USS Emma when the former blockade runner entered U.S. service.
From "The Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps, 1878,"
LIEUTENANT GEORGE B. LIVINGSTON
Born in New York. Entered Navy as volunteer officer during the Rebellion; transferred to regular service, 1868; Narragansett (third rate), N.A. Station 1869.
Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; Pacific Fleet, 1869-1872; USS Colorado, N.A. Station, 1874; USS Plymouth (second rate), N.A. Station, 1875; USS Alert (third rate), N.A. Station, 1875-7; R.S. USS Franklin, 1878.
--Old B-Runner
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