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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Shirley , Paul 1820 -1876 (search)
Shirley, Paul 1820-1876
Naval officer; born in Kentucky, Dec. 19, 1820; joined the navy in 1839; promoted lieutenant in 1853; served with distinction in the Civil War. In 1863, while in command of the sloop Cyane, he captured the J. M. Chapman, a piratical cruiser, and later, while commanding the Survanel, captured the piratical steamer Colon.
He died in Columbus, O., Nov. 24, 1876.