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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Semmes , Raphael 1809 -1877 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Steam navigation. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Thornton , James Shepard 1826 -1875 (search)
Thornton, James Shepard 1826-1875
Naval officer; born in Merrimac, N. H., Feb. 25, 1826; entered the navy as midshipman in 1841; served in the sloop John Adams during the Mexican War; became a passed midshipman in 1846; and resigned from the navy in 1850.
He was reinstated in 1854; promoted master in 1855; and lieutenant in 1855; served during the Civil War in the brig Bainbridge; was executive officer of the flag-ship Hartford; promoted lieutenant-commander in 1862; had charge of the gunboat Winona in the engagements at Mobile; executive officer of the Kearsarge in the fight with the Alabama off Cherbourg, and for his gallantry in this action was given a vote of thanks and advanced thirty numbers in his rank.
He served in the navy-yard at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1866-67; promoted commander in 1866; and captain in 1872.
He died in Germantown, Pa., May 14, 1875.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Winslow , John Ancrum 1811 -1873 (search)
Winslow, John Ancrum 1811-1873
Naval officer; born in Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 19, 1811; was appointed midshipman in 1827; became lieutenant in 1839, distinguished
John Ancrum Winslow. himself in the war with Mexico, and was attached to the Mississippi flotilla in 1861.
In 1863 he was placed in command of the Kearsarge, and on June 19, 1864, he sank the Alabama (q. v.) off Cherbourg, France.
For this action he was promoted commodore.
He was in command of the Gulf Squadron in 1866-67, of the Pacific fleet in 1871, and, at the time of his death, of the navy-yard at Portsmouth.
He died in Boston, Sept. 29, 1873.