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Glisson, Oliver S. 1809-1890

Naval officer; born in Ohio in 1809; entered the navy in 1826; in 1862 was commander of the Mount Vernon, which rescued the transport Mississippi, on which were General Butler and 1,500 men. This vessel had grounded on the Frying-Pan Shoals, off North Carolina, while on the way to New Orleans. He was promoted rear-admiral in 1870; retired in 1871. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 20, 1890.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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