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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ammen , Daniel 1820 -1898 (search)
Ammen, Daniel, 1820-1898
Naval officer; born in Brown county, O., May 15, 1820; entered the navy as a midshipman in 1836.
In 1861-62 he commanded the gunboat Seneca in the South Atlantic blockading fleet.
His bravery was conspicuous in the battle of Port Royal, Nov. 7, 1861.
Later, under Dupont's command, he took part in all the operations on the coasts of Georgia and. Florida.
In the engagements with Fort McAllister, March 3, 1863, and with Fort Sumter, April 7, 1863, he commanded the monitor Patapsco.
In the attacks on Fort Fisher, in December, 1864, and January, 1865, he commanded the Mohican.
He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1877, and was retired June 4, 1878.
Afterwards he was a member of the board to locate the new Naval Observatory, and a representative of the United States at the Interoceanic Ship Canal Congress in Paris.
He designed a cask balsa to facilitate the landing of troops and field artillery; a life-raft for steamers; and the steel ram Katahdin.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Francis , Convers 1785 -1863 (search)
Francis, Convers 1785-1863
Clergyman; born in West Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 9, 1785; graduated at Harvard in 1815; became pastor of the Unitarian Church in Watertown, Mass., in 1819.
Among his writings are Historical sketch of Watertown; Life of John Eliotin Sparks'sAmerican biographies; Memoirs of Rev. John Allyn, Dr. Gamaliel Bradford, Judge Davis, and Sebastian Rale, etc. He died in Cambridge, Mass., April 7, 1863.