Admiral Franklin Buchanan, C.S.A. Navy.

Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Navy in September 1861. Com...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Admiral Franklin Buchanan, C.S.A. Navy.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Buchanan, Franklin, 1800-1874; Sailors--Confederate--Maryland; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Navy in September 1861. Commander of the C.S.S. Virginia during its first sortie into Hampton Roads in March 1862, where he was wounded. Promoted to admiral in August 1862, the first and only Confederate full admiral. Later assigned to the maritime defenses of Mobile where his fleet was defeated in August 1864. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988; Luraghi, Raimondo. A History of the Confederate Navy. Annapolis, Md.: U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1996.
spelling	Q0000000014Q14Admiral Franklin Buchanan, C.S.A. Navy.Entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1815. Served numerous commands at sea and ashore, including the Naval Academy's first superintendent; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in April 1861 and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Navy in September 1861. Commander of the C.S.S. Virginia during its first sortie into Hampton Roads in March 1862, where he was wounded. Promoted to admiral in August 1862, the first and only Confederate full admiral. Later assigned to the maritime defenses of Mobile where his fleet was defeated in August 1864. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988; Luraghi, Raimondo. A History of the Confederate Navy. Annapolis, Md.: U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1996.1860-1869Buchanan, Franklin, 1800-1874; Sailors--Confederate--Maryland; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #119v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00063http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6310
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Admiral Franklin Buchanan, C.S.A. Navy.

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