Wikipedia has the commander of the USS Oneida at the Battle of Mobile Bay as Captain C.V. Gridley. The C.V. Gridley article in Wikipedia had him as a member of the Class of 1860 at the Naval Academy. I don't think he could have made captain in that short of time. The article also said that Gridley was on the USS Oneida. Also, that article said he was appointed captain in 1897.
Someone on the Oneida, however, sure recommended a lot of people for the Medal of Honor. Was it C.V. Gridley?
I looked up the Wikipedia Battle of Mobile Order of Battle and that said the Oneida's commander was Commander J.R. Madison Mullaney.
Most likely, it was Mullaney in command of the Oneida at the battle with Gridley as one of his officers.
Old B-Runner
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