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Jones, Jacob -1850
Naval officer; born near Smyrna, Del., in March, 1768; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania,
Jacob Jones. and entered the navy as a midshipman in 1799.
He was an officer of the Philadelphia when she was captured at Tripoli.
In 1810 he was made commander, and when the War of 1812-15 broke out he was in charge of the sloop-of-war Wasp, in which he gained a victory.
He commanded the Macedonian, in Decatur's squadron, as post-captain.
After the war he commanded the Mediterranean squadron; was a commissioner of the navy board; and governor of the naval asylum at Philadelphia.
Congress voted him thanks and a gold medal and several States presented him with swords.
He died in Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1850.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), MacDONOUGHonough , Thomas 1783 -1825 (search)
MacDONOUGHonough, Thomas 1783-1825
Naval officer; born in New Castle county, Del., Dec. 23, 1783; was of Scotch-Irish descent, and his father, who came from the North of Ireland, was an officer of distinction in the Continental army.
Macdonough was appointed a midshipman in the navy in 1800, a lieutenant in 1807, and commander in July, 1813.
He had served with distinction in the Mediterranean squadron with Bainbridge and Decatur.
In 1814 he commanded a squadron on Lake Champlain, and on Sept. 11, he gained a signal victory over the British off Plattsburg.
For this service he was promoted to captain and received thanks and a gold medal from Congress.
Civil honors were bestowed upon him by various cities and towns; and the legislature of Vermont gave him an estate on Cumberland Head,
Thomas MacDONOUGHONOUGHonoughonough. which overlooked the scene of his great exploit.
From the close of the war Macdonough's health declined.
He was given command of the Mediterranean squadr
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Oglesby , Richard James 1824 -1899 (search)
Oglesby, Richard James 1824-1899
Military officer; born in Oldham county, Ky., July 25, 1824; settled in Decatur, Ill., in 1836.
When the Mexican War broke out he entered the army as lieutenant in the 8th Illinois Infantry and participated in the siege of Vera Cruz and in the action at Cerro Gordo.
Resigning in 1847 he studied law, and began practice in 1851.
He was elected to the State Senate in 1860, but when the Civil War began resigned his seat and became colonel of the 8th Illinois Volunteers; won distinction in the battles of Pittsburg Landing and Corinth; and was promoted major-general in 1862.
He was elected governor of Illinois in 1864 and 1872, but in his second term served a few days only when he was elected United States Senator.
In 1878 he was again elected governor.
He died in Elkhart, Ill., April 24, 1899.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stewart , Charles 1778 -1869 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Stringham , Silas Horton 1798 -1876 (search)
Stringham, Silas Horton 1798-1876
Naval officer; born in Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1798; entered the navy as midshipman at eleven years of age, and was lieutenant at sixteen.
He was with Rodgers in the affray between the President and Little Belt, and in 1815 was in Decatur's expedition against the Barbary States.
In 1820 he was in the Cyane, which conveyed the first immigrants that settled on the coast of Liberia, Africa, and formed the nucleus of the republic of Liberia.
In the war against Mexico, Captain Stringham, in command of the Ohio, took part in the bombardment of Vera Cruz.
He was afterwards in command of different squadrons, and in 1861 was appointed flag-officer of the Atlantic blockading squadron and ordered to the Minnesota
Silas Horton Stringham. as his flag-ship.
With her he went as joint commander with Butler, with the land and naval expedition which captured the forts at Hatteras Inlet, Aug. 27-28.
In September he was relieved at his own request; in Ju
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States , the frigate (search)