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shipman in the United States navy, March I, 1825; served on the Brandyicitvc^ when that frigate carried the Marquis de Lafay- ette to France ; was attached to the Mediter- ranean squadron, 1827-28, and to the sloop Eric of the West Indian squadron, 1830-31. He was promoted passed midshipman, June 4. 1831 ; served on the John Adauis of the Mediterranean squadron in 1835; was pro- moted lieutenant, February 9, 1837, and served on the Warren of the Pacific squad- ron. 1845-47. He was stationed on the west- ern coast of Mexico, 1847-48; commanded the party that cut out a Mexican war vessel at Mazatlan in 1847. ^tnd was attached to the store ship Lexington, 1852-53. He was promoted commander, September 14, 1855; commanded the Dacotah of the East India squadron, 1S60-61 ; was promoted captain, July 16, 1862, and commodore, April 24, 1863. He commanded the Cumberland in 1861, and was on court martial duty at Old Point Comfort, when that ship was attacked by the ram Mcrrimae. He made every eiffort to reach his ship before the fighting was over, but did not arrive at Newport News until the Cumberland was sinking. He was executive officer of the Brooklyn navy yard, 1862-64; commanded the New Iron- sides, and the iron-clad division of Admiral Porter's squadron at Fort Fisher in Decem- ber, 1864, and January, 1865. His ability and services in these two attacks were rec- ognized and praised by Admiral Porter in his report to the secretary of the navy. He commanded the navyyard at Washington, D. C, 1866-68; was promoted rear admiral, July 25, 1868; commanded the Mediterran- ean squadron, 1869-70, and was retired March i, 1870. He was on special duty in

Washington, D. C, 1871-72, and died in that city, January 8, 1890.

Slaughter, Philip, clergjman, was born in Springfield, Virginia, October 26, 1808; son of Capt. Philip Slaughter, of the Eleventh Continental Regiment, army of the revolu- tion. He was the cousin of William Dank Slaughter, who organized the state of Wis- consin. Philip was educated privately and at the academy at Winchester, Virginia; studied law at the University of Virginia, 1825-28.. and was admitted to the bar. He entered the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, 1833; was ordamed deacon in Trinity Church, Staunton, 1834, and priest in St. Paul's Church, Alexandria, 1835. He was rector at Dettingen, \*ir- ginia; of Christ Church, Georgetown, Dis- trict of Columbia, 1836-40: of the parishes of Meade and Johns, 1840-43, and St. Paul's Church. Petersburg, Virginia, 1843-48. On account of ill health he spent 1848-49 in for- eign travel. In 1856 he erected a church on his own land in Culpeper county, and offi- ciated there without remuneration until the Federal army destroyed it in 1862. He then preached in his own house, in camps and hospitals. In 1874 he received the degree of D. D. from William and Mary College. The church convention made him historio- grapher of the diocese of Virginia- He edited **The Virginia Colonizationist," (1850) ; "The Army and Navy Messenger"; "The Southern Church" (1865) ; and is the author of: "St. George's Parish History," (1847); "Man and Woman," (i860); "Life of Randolph Fairfax," (1862) ; "Life of Col. Joshua Fry," (1880) ; "Historic Churches of Virginia," (1882); "Life of Hon. William' Green," (1883) ; "Views from Cedar Mcun-

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