The name Marmaduke made me think that there was a Confederate general by that name and there was. And, that general, John Sappington Marmaduke was one of Henry's brothers. So, he came from quite an important family as far as notables.
I came across mention of John Marmaduke in the book "Crimsom Confederates: Harvard Men Who Fought for the South" by Helen Trimpi. It said that John Marmaduke entered Yale in 1851, transferred to Harvard in 1852 and then transferred to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1853 and graduated from there in 1857.
Anyway, back to Henry Marmaduke. Henry entered the U.S. Naval Academy at age 16. In 1861, he became a midshipman in the Confederate States Navy and initially served at New Orleans. In 1862, he was assigned to the new Confederate ironclad ram CSS Virginia where he directed a 14-man gun crew during the famous battle with the USS Monitor. He was seriously wounded in the battle and was recognized by the Virginia's commander Franklin Buchanan.
He was later assigned to the CSS Shenandoah and was on the CSS Albemarle when it was sunk by William Cushing in 1864.
--Old B-Runner.
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