Commodore, U.S. Navy. George Mifflin Bache [2nd] was born in Washington, DC on 12 November 1840. He was appointed to the US Naval Academy in 1857 and graduated in 1861. During the Civil War he served on USS Jamestown, USS Powhatan, USS New Ironsides, USS Cincinnati and USS Lexington and was wounded while leading a division of sailors during the assault on Fort Fisher. Following the Civil War he served on USS Sacramento and commanded USS Juniata. Commander Bache retired in 1875. He died at Washington, DC on 11 February 1896. It appears likely that George Mifflin Bache [2nd] was the son of the Commander George Mifflin Bache [1st] of the US Coast Survey who perished in a gale off Cape Hatteras, 8 September 1846. His uncle, Alexander Dallas Bache, also served in the US Coast Survey.
From the description of George Mifflin Bache papers, 1838-1899 1863-1873. (Colgate University). WorldCat record id: 58554066
