This man led a small detachment of sailors for the first hookup between Wilmington and General Sherman's Army in March 1865. It was a very dangerous expedition.
From U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Officers 1775-1900.
MATE-- 23 June 1862
ACTING ENSIGN-- 11 November 1862
ACTING MASTER-- 6 January 1864
ACTING VOLUNTEER LIEUTENANT-- 3 May 1865
ENSIGN-- 12 March 1868 but did not accept
Honorably Discharged-- 25 July 1868
LIEUTENANT (Spanish American War)-- 4 May 1898
Honorably Discharged-- 10 January 1899
From U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Officers 1775-1900.
MATE-- 23 June 1862
ACTING ENSIGN-- 11 November 1862
ACTING MASTER-- 6 January 1864
ACTING VOLUNTEER LIEUTENANT-- 3 May 1865
ENSIGN-- 12 March 1868 but did not accept
Honorably Discharged-- 25 July 1868
LIEUTENANT (Spanish American War)-- 4 May 1898
Honorably Discharged-- 10 January 1899
--Old B-Runner
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