Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Henry Hungerford Marmaduke, Captain, CSN: Last Survivor of Virginia-Monitor Battle-- Part 1

I have been going through the list of North Carolina Confederates buried at Arlington National Cemetery and came across this man, who, although not from  the state, had an interesting history and since he was in the Confederate Navy, I will write about him here.

Henry Hungerford Marmaduke is regarded as the last surviving participant in the famous battle between the CSS Virginia and USS Monitor.  He died in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 1924, at age 82.  He was interred in the Confederate Section of Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

He was born in Saline County, Missouri in 1844, the son of M.M. Marmaduke, the governor of Missouri.  His older brother, John S. Marmaduke was elected Missouri governor in 1884.

And, then, I was thinking that there was a Confederate General by the name Marmaduke.  Was Henry related to him?

--Old B-Runner

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