Colhoun, Edmund Ross, 1821-1897

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From the description of Edmund Ross Colhoun papers, 1821-1918 (bulk 1839-1874). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83634894

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1821, May 6 Born, Chambersburg, Pa. 1839 Appointed midshipman, United States Navy 1839 1941 Duty aboard the Marion (sloop), Brazil Squadron 1842 1844 Duty aboard Congress (frigate), Mediterranean and Brazil Squadrons 1845 Attended Naval School, Philadelphia, Pa. and promoted to passed midshipman Married Mary Ann Hays 1846 1847 Served aboard Cumberland (frigate), Home Squadron 1847 1848 Served in Mexican War aboard the Albany (sloop of war) 1851 1853 Served on St. Lawrence (frigate), Pacific Squadron 1853 Resigned from the navy 1861 Rejoined the navy as an acting lieutenant 1861 1862 Commanded Shawsheen (steam tugboat), and Hunchback (steam gunboat), North Atlantic Blockade Squadron In command of Hunchback took part in the battle of Roanoke Island, N. C., and engagements on the Blackwater River in Virginia 1862 Promoted to commander 1863 Commanded Ladona (steamer), North Atlantic Blockade Squadron; and Weehawken (monitor), South Atlantic Blockade Squadron 1864 1865 Commanded Saugus (monitor), North Atlantic Blockade Squadron, and particpated in operations on the James River in Virginia and in operations against Fort Fisher in North Carolina. 1866 1867 Fleet captain, South Pacific Squadron 1869 Promoted to captain 1869 1870 Commanded Dictator (monitor), North Atlantic Fleet 1874 Commanded Hartford (sloop of war), flagship of Asiatic Squadron 1874 1875 Commanded Richmond (sloop of war), flagship of South Pacific Squadron 1876 Promoted to commodore 1877 1881 Commander, Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif. 1882 Promoted to rear admiral 1883 Retired from the navy 1897, Feb. 17 Died, Washington, D. C. From the guide to the Edmund Ross Colhoun Papers, 1821-1918, (bulk 1839-1874), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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