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Bell, Charles H., 1798-1875
Naval officer; born in New York, Aug. 15, 1798; entered the naval service in June, 1812; served with Decatur in 1813-14; with Chauncey, on Lake Ontario, in 1814; and with Decatur again, in the Mediterranean, in 1815.
He was with the squadron in the West Indies (1824-29) operating against the pirates there.
In 1860 he was in command of the Norfolk navy-yard: commanded the Pacific squadron in 1862-64, and the navy-yard at Brooklyn 1865-68.
In July, 1866, he was made a rear-admiral.
he died in New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 19, 1875.