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Rh he was commissioned captain in the Confederate States navy. He succeeded Commodore Barron in command of the coast defenses of North Carolina and hoisted his flag on a small passenger steamer. The six remaining vessels of his force were of the same flimsy character, but with them he made a heroic stand against the great Federal fleet accompanying Burnside's expedition, and fought gallantly against inevitable defeat. In May, 1862, he was assigned to the command of all the naval forces in western waters. In the winter of 1864-65 he was assigned the duty of preparing an account of the service of the Confederate States navy. His death occurred at Baltimore, October 17, 1865.

Lieutenant Bushrod W. Lynn, a survivor of the First Virginia cavalry regiment, was born in Loudoun county, Va., in the year 1842. His father was a teacher by profession and was occupied at various points in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, in which latter State the son received his education principally. In 1857 his home was again established in Loudoun county, and he there enlisted in a company which became part of the First Virginia cavalry, subsequently distinguished for gallant service under the command of the famous leader, J. E. B. Stuart, then colonel in rank. His service with this regiment began July 9, 1861, and he soon afterward participated with his regiment, as a part of the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, in the battle of Manassas of July 21, 1861. Here he took part in the spirited charge which was afterward wrongly credited to the Black Horse cavalry. In this action his horse was shot and fell upon him, causing severe injuries, which disabled him for service during the succeeding two months. On his recovery he rejoined his company, but, there being only a few men remaining in it, they were detailed as couriers, his detail being as courier to Gen. Gustavus W. Smith, who commanded the Second division of the army under Johnston, and the left wing at the battle of Seven Pines. In this important engagement Lynn participated, also in the affair at Neuse River Bridge, N. C., and continued as courier until General Smith's resignation, in February, 1863, when he was appointed ordnance-sergeant and assigned to duty at Richmond. In July, 1863, he was made assistant inspector in the laboratory at Richmond, with the rank of lieutenant, a position which he held until the close of the war. Though entitled to a commission as captain, he failed to receive the commission during the confusion of the final period. After his parole at Winchester, he returned to Loudoun county and engaged in farming until 1891, when, having attained prominence and a wide influence in political affairs, he was elected to the position of superintendent of the State penitentiary. Since then he has discharged the duties of that office with his residence at Richmond. He is a member of both the Clinton-Hatcher camp at Leesburg and the R. E. Lee camp, of Confederate Veterans, at Richmond. In 1863 he was married to Frances H., daughter of the late Russell W. Allen, of Richmond, and they now have five sons and two daughters living.

Captain William McAnge, a native of South Carolina, was distinguished in the service of that State during the Confederate war. Previous to 1861 he had been extensively engaged in the turpentine trade, had laid the foundation for amassing considerable wealth