Pegram, Robert Baker, 1811-1894
Variant namesPegram, of Dinwiddie County, Va., spent his career in the military first in the U.S. Navy, then the Confederate Navy where he helped organize the Virginia Volunteer Navy and commanded the Nashville (cruiser) and the Richmond (ironclad). In 1853, Pegram took part in the U.S. Surveying Expedition in the North Pacific to open up trade that resulted in a treaty between the United States and Japan the following year.
From the description of Papers : of Robert Baker Pegram, 1830-1864. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 30470588
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| referencedIn | Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877. Papers, 1818-1908. | Virginia Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Pegram family. Papers, 1737-1954. | Virginia Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Evans, Cerinda A. A biographical sketch of Robert Baker Pegram, 1811-1894, Lieutenant, United States Navy Captian, Confederate States Navy / by Cerinda W. Evans. | The Mariners' Museum Library | |
| creatorOf | Pegram, Robert Baker, 1811-1894. Papers : of Robert Baker Pegram, 1830-1864. | The Mariners' Museum Library | |
| referencedIn | Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Pegram family. Pegram family sketches, undated [manuscript]. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| associatedWith | Confederate States of America. Navy | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 | person |
| associatedWith | Evans, Cerinda A. | person |
| associatedWith | Pegram family. | family |
| associatedWith | Pegram family. | person |
| associatedWith | Pegram, John Cargill, d. 1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866, | person |
| associatedWith | Semmes, Raphael, 1809-1877. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Navy | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Navy | corporateBody |
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Birth 1811-12-10
Death 1894
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