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Thatcher, Henry Knox 1806-1880
Naval officer; born in Thomaston, Me., May 26, 1806; grandson of Gen. Henry Knox; entered the navy in 1823; was made captain in 1831, and commodore in July, 1862.
In 1862-63 he commanded the Mediterranean Squadron, and was in command of the steam-frigate Colorado, of the North Atlantic Squadron, in both attacks on Fort Fisher.
He afterwards commanded the West Gulf Squadron, and assisted General Canby in the reduction of Mobile.
On May 10, 1865, Thatcher rec
In 1862-63 he commanded the Mediterranean Squadron, and was in command of the steam-frigate Colorado, of the North Atlantic Squadron, in both attacks on Fort Fisher.
He afterwards commanded the West Gulf Squadron, and assisted General Canby in the reduction of Mobile.
On May 10, 1865, Thatcher received the surrender of the Confederate naval forces at Mobile and on the Alabama River.
In July, 1866, he was made rear-admiral, and in May, 1868, retired.
He died in Boston, Mass., April 5, 1880.