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 STEEDMAN

STEELE

graduated fr.:a Harvard, A.B., 1784. A.M.. 1784 ; was adiuittL-d to the bar in 17S7. and began prac- tice in Worcester. He was married in 1790, to Aluiy, daughter of William and Ann (Remington) Ellei V- of Newport. R.I. He was clerk of the sui>reme judicial court at Worcester for several years ; a representative in the state legislature in 1802, and a Federalist representative from Massa- chusetts in the 8tli-llth coni^resses. 1S0:?-10. re>igning in 1810. He died at Newburypurt, Ma<s.. Aug. 31. is:31.

STEEDMAN, Charles, naval officer, was born in Charleston. S.C, Sept. 24. 1811. He joined the U.S. navy as midshipman in April, 1828 ; served in the West Indies and the Mediterranean, was atlvanced to passed midshipman in January. 1834. and was commissioned lieutenant in Feb- ruary, 1841. He commanded the siege guns at the bombardment of Vera Cruz, Mex.. March 9- 29. 1847, and took part in the capture of Tampico. He was attached to the naval observatory at Washington, 1847-55 ; was promoted commander in September, 1855 ; commanded the brig Dolphin in the Paraguay expedition in 1859, and had charge of the Brazilian squadron in 18C0. In ISfil he was given command of the steamer -liar?/- land, engaged in keeping open the railroad com- munication between Washington and Philadel- phia. After assisting Commodore Foote in organ- izing the Mississippi gun-boat squadron, he was given command of the steamer Bienville and led the flanking or starboard squadron at the cap- ture of Port Royal, S.C, and in the coast opera- tions of Georgia and Florida. He was given com- mand of the U.S.S. Paul Jones, and took part in the capture of Fort McAllister in August, 1872 ; was promoted captain. Sept. 13, 18G3, and was in command on the St. Johns river, Horida, where, supported by a force of troops under Gen. John M. Brannan, he attacked and captured the bat- tery at St. Johns Bluff, Oct. 5. 18G2. Later in the year, the combined expedition under Steedman and Brannan made an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the bridge over the Procotaligo river, S.C. He commanded the steamer Pon-hatan in the blockade off Charleston ; towed the captured confederate ram Atlanta from Wa.ssaw Sound, Ga., to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1864; and commanded the steamer Ticonderoga off Brazil, in pursuit of the Confederate cruiser Florida. He took part in both attacks on Fort Fisher, December, 1804, and .Jan. 15, 1865. commanded the Ticonderoga in the Mediterranean, 1865-67 : and commanded t he steam frigate Colorado, 1867-68. He was pro- moted commodore, July 25, 1866 ; wa.s on special service in 186)^ ; commanded the Boston navy yard, 1869-72 ; was promoted rf-ar-admiral in May. 1871, and was retired. Sept. 24. 1873, by operation of law. He died in Washington. D.C., Nov. 13. 1890.

STEEDMAN, James Barrett, soldier, was born ill Northumberland county. Pa., July 30, 1818. He became a contractor on the Wabash and Erie canal in 1837. and removed to Ohio, where he was a Democratic representative in the state legislature, 1841-43. He went to California in 1849, but returned in 1850. and became a mem- ber of the Ohio state board of public works, 18o2-.56. He was a public promoter in Washing- ton. 1857-60, and a delegate to the Democratic national convention held at Charleston. S.C, in 1860, where he advocated the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas. In 1861 he enlisted as col- onel of the 4th Ohio regiment ; took part in the battle of Philijipi ; was promoted brigadier-gen- eral. July 17, 1862. and drove back the Confeder- ate assault at Perryville. He commanded the 1st division, reserve corps, Army of the Cumberland, at Chickamauga, where he reinforced Thomas at a critical moment, thus saving the army from defeat. He was promoted major-general, April 24, 1864, and served in the Atlanta campaign, de- feating AVheeler's cavalry in June, 1864. He commanded tlie provisional detachment of the Federal army under Thomas, composed of about 5000 men, partly colored troops from Sherman's army, who had arrived from Chattanooga too late for their proper commands, and did good service at Nashville. Dec. 15-16, 1864. He served as provisional governor of Georgia, and resigned, July 19, 18G6. He was U.S. collector of internal revenue at New Orleans, but became involved in financial difficulties, and returned to Ohio in 1879. He was state senator, 1879-80, and was chief of police at Toledo and editor of the Weekly Ohio Democrat. A monument was erected to his memory at Toledo, May 26, 1887. He died in Toledo. Ohio, Oct. 18, 1883.

STEELE, Daniel, clergyman and educator, WHS born in Windham. N.Y., Oct. 5. 1824; son of Perez and Clarissa (Brainerd) Steele ; grand- son of Perez and Hannah (Simmons) Steele and of Dea. Ezra and Jerusha (Smith) Br;iiiiri(!. and a descendant of Daniel Brainerd, tlie lir-v \.iier- ican ancestor brought from England by the Wyllys family in 1649, when eight years old, to Hartford. Ct. Jerusha Smith was granddaughter of Hezekiah Brainerd (father of David the mis- sionary) and Dorothy Hobart, the granddaughter of Rev. Samuel W^hiting and Elizabeth St. John, of Royal descent. Daniel Steele was graduated from Wesleyan university at Middletown, Conn., in 1848, and was a tutor of mathematics there, 1848-50. He was married. Aug. 8, 1850, to Har- riet, daughter of the Rev. Amos and Caroline (Wilder) Binney of Hingham. Mass. He])reached in Fitchburg, Leominster. Dorchester (2d M.E. church), Boston, Maiden, Springfield and Hol- liston, 1851-62. He was professor of ancient