Letter of Samuel Dana Greene, 1862.

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Letter of Samuel Dana Greene, 1862.

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Greene, Samuel Dana, 1839-1884

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Samuel Dana Greene served as USS Monitor's only executive officer, assuming command after Captain Worden was wounded in the engagement at Hampton Roads with CSS Merrimac on March 9, 1862. Between 1866 and 1884, he served in various capacities at the U.S. Naval Academy. From 1868 to1871, he saw service with the Pacific Squadron aboard USS Saranac under the command of Admiral Turner to Chile; commanded the USS Juniata of the European Station in 1875-1876 and the training ship USS Monongahela off t...