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 CHRONOLOGY

Born Charles County, Maryland, September 27, 1809.

Midshipman, United States Navy, 1826.

Admitted to the bar, 1834.

Lieutenant, 1837.

Married, 1837, Annie E. Spencer, of Cincinnati.

Both land and sea service in Mexican War.

Commander, 1855.

Secretary Lighthouse Board, 1858-61.

Commanded Sumter, 186 1.

Commanded Alabama from August, 1862, to June, 1864.

Defeated by Winslow in the Kearsarge, June 19, 1864.

Confederate Rear Admiral, 1864.

Surrenders with Johnston, May i, 1865.

Arrested, 1865, but released under amnesty.

Law and journalism till death, August 30, 1877.

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