From the Pelot family genealogy.
Thomas Postell Pelot was born June 28 or 29, 1835. He is buried in Lot 778, Laurel Grove Cemetery.
He married Clara Therese Freeman of Beaufort, SC, who is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, SC.
Pelot followed in the footsteps of his uncle John Francis Pelot and became a midshipman in the US Navy, entering in 1846. he also graduated from the US Naval Academy.
In 1862, he was ordered to take command of the CSS Savannah. There is a memorial for him at Magnolia Cemetery.
A Confederate Hero. --Old B-Runner
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