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James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), The blockade (search)
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Trenchard, Stephen Decatur 1818-1883
Naval officer; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 10, 1818; entered the navy in 1834; promoted lieutenant in 1847; rescued the British bark Adieu off Gloucester, Mass., while on coast-survey duty in 1853-57; served with distinction during the Civil War; commanded the Rhode Island when that vessel endeavored to tow the Monitor from Hampton Roads to Beaufort, N. C. The latter vessel foundered off Cape Hatteras, but Lieutenant Trenchard succeeded in saving the entered the navy in 1834; promoted lieutenant in 1847; rescued the British bark Adieu off Gloucester, Mass., while on coast-survey duty in 1853-57; served with distinction during the Civil War; commanded the Rhode Island when that vessel endeavored to tow the Monitor from Hampton Roads to Beaufort, N. C. The latter vessel foundered off Cape Hatteras, but Lieutenant Trenchard succeeded in saving the crew; promoted rear-admiral in 1875; retired in 1880.
He died in New York City, Nov. 15, 1883.