Lt. Parker on the Death of Charles K. Mallory: 'Would Have Been Great Naval Officer'

Lt. William Harwar Parker wrote this n his book concerning the death of Midshipman Mallory:  "Poor boy! he met with a sad end at last.  After serving with me in three engagements he was ordered to the gunboat Chattahoochee at Columbus, Ga., and lost his life by the explosion  of her boiler.

"He was from Hampton (Va.) and was an honor  to his birth-place; had he lived and had the opportunity he would have been a great naval officer."

--Old B-Runner