Joseph Wilson entered the Navy a Paymaster, on July 24, 1813, initially serving on the brig “Rattlesnake”, with subsequent service on the following vessels: ship “Argus” in 1814, the brig “Savannah”, in 1815, the frigate “Macedonian”, in 1817 (remaining there for four years); the schooner “Shark”, in 1824; the frigate…