John Henry Russell, USN: Mexican War and Civil War

From Wikipedia.

I have been writing about the guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) in my Cooter's History Thing blog.  It is still an active duty warship and named after John Henry Russell Sr. and his son John Henry Russell, Jr.  

The father served during both the Mexican and Civil Wars and retired as a rear admiral.  The son was a major general and 16th Commandant of the USMC.  I'll write about him in my Cooter's History Thing blog.

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JOHN HENRY RUSSELL   (4 July 1827 - 1 April 1897)

John Henry Russell was born in Frederick, Maryland and appointed midshipman 10 September 1841 and served on the sloop of war USS Cyane in the Pacific until 1843.  Next, he served on the USS St. Mary's in the Gulf of Mexico and participated  in operations at Galveston, Corpus Crispi, Brazos, Resaca, and Vera Cruz.

--Old B-Runner