Captain Ingraham resigned his commission in the USN on 4 February 1861 to enter the CSN with the rank of captain. He commanded the Charleston Naval Station from 1862 to the city's evacuation in 1865.
He died in Charleston 16 October 1891.
Four ships in the USN have been named in his honor.
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Saturday, December 19, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
Captain Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham-- Part 1: A Distinguished USN Career
From Geni. site.
Born Dec. 6, 1802. Died 16 October 1891. USN and CSN.
Native of Charleston, S.C.. Appointed midshipman 18 June 1812 at age ten. Served during War of 1812 and Mexican War. Served with distinction. Commissioned captain 14 December 1853.
While in command of the sloop-of-war USS St. Louis in July 1853 in the Mediterranean, he interfered with the detention by the Austrian consul at Smyrna. Turkey, of Martin Koszta, a Hungarian who had declared in New York of his intention of becoming and American citizen, and who had been seized and confined on the Austrian ship Hussar.
For his role, Duncan Ingraham was voted the thanks of Congress and awarded the Gold medal.
Afterwards, Ingraham served as Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1856-1860.
--Old B-R'er
Born Dec. 6, 1802. Died 16 October 1891. USN and CSN.
Native of Charleston, S.C.. Appointed midshipman 18 June 1812 at age ten. Served during War of 1812 and Mexican War. Served with distinction. Commissioned captain 14 December 1853.
While in command of the sloop-of-war USS St. Louis in July 1853 in the Mediterranean, he interfered with the detention by the Austrian consul at Smyrna. Turkey, of Martin Koszta, a Hungarian who had declared in New York of his intention of becoming and American citizen, and who had been seized and confined on the Austrian ship Hussar.
For his role, Duncan Ingraham was voted the thanks of Congress and awarded the Gold medal.
Afterwards, Ingraham served as Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1856-1860.
--Old B-R'er
The Ingraham Family in the Confederate Navy
While looking up information about John Ingraham, I came across a lot of other Ingrahams involved in the confederate Navy.
Someone on Geneaology.com was looking for information on the Ingraham family of Charleston, S.C. and had a list of names:
Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham: Captain U.S. and CS navies
Henry Laurens Ingraham: Lieutenant in U.S. and C.S. navies
John Hazlehurst Ingraham-- Midshipman U.S. Navy and Lieutenant C.S. Navy
George H. Ingraham: Paymaster's Clerk, C.S. Navy
J.J. Ingraham: Boatswain C.S. Navy
Sure Hope None of Them Had a Statue Put Up in New Orleans. The Slavery Thing You Know. --Old B-Runner
Someone on Geneaology.com was looking for information on the Ingraham family of Charleston, S.C. and had a list of names:
Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham: Captain U.S. and CS navies
Henry Laurens Ingraham: Lieutenant in U.S. and C.S. navies
John Hazlehurst Ingraham-- Midshipman U.S. Navy and Lieutenant C.S. Navy
George H. Ingraham: Paymaster's Clerk, C.S. Navy
J.J. Ingraham: Boatswain C.S. Navy
Sure Hope None of Them Had a Statue Put Up in New Orleans. The Slavery Thing You Know. --Old B-Runner
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