Andrew Bryson

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Andrew Bryson
Born(1822-07-25)25 July 1822
Rear admiral
Commands held
Battles/wars

South Atlantic Squadron
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Naval career

Bryson was born on 25 July 1822 in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1842 to 1843 and, upon completing his studies, was promoted to passed midshipman on 29 June 1843.[7][8]

From 1843 to 1845, Bryson served in the

Brooklyn, New York, in 1861, and was serving there when the American Civil War broke out in April 1861.[9][10]

Promoted to

South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in 1863, and led her in the reduction of Fort Macon in North Carolina and in all major actions that U.S. Navy ironclad warships fought against the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina, between 22 September 1863 and 5 April 1864, during one of which he suffered a slight wound inflicted by a shell fragment. From 1864 to 1865 he commanded the ironclad river gunboat USS Essex in the Mississippi River Squadron.[11][12]

After the end of the Civil War, Bryson was promoted to captain on 25 July 1866 and returned to the steamer Michigan on the Great Lakes as her commanding officer from 1866 to 1869. He then commanded the receiving ship at Boston, Massachusetts, from 1869 to 1870, performed duty at the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1871, and commanded the sloop-of-war USS Brooklyn in the European Squadron from 1871 to 1872.[13][14]

Promoted to

South Atlantic Squadron from 1879 to 1881 and was promoted to rear admiral on 25 March 1880. He retired from the Navy on either 1 July 1881[15] or 30 January 1883[16][17]
(sources vary).

Personal life

Bryson was married to Charlotte Arnold Bryson. They had a son, also named Andrew Bryson (2 September 1851–1 October 1918).[18]

Death

Bryson died at his residence in Washington, D.C., on 7 February 1892. He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[19][20][21]

Notes

  1. ^ Anonymous, "Obituary: Rear Admiral Bryson," The New York Times, February 8, 1892.
  2. ^ Hamersly, p. 62.
  3. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ genealogytrails.com Kings County, New York, Genealogy and History
  5. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Hamerlsy, p. 62.
  7. ^ Hamersly, p. 62.
  8. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Hamersly, p. 62.
  10. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Hamersly, p. 62.
  12. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Hamersly, p. 62.
  14. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900 Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ Anonymous, "Obituary: Rear Admiral Bryson," The New York Times, February 8, 1892.
  16. ^ Hamersly, p. 62.
  17. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "Memoir of Andrew Bryson," Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers (Volume 83), p. 195.
  19. ^ Find-A-Grave Memorial: Adm Andrew Bryson (1822–1892)
  20. ^ Naval History and Heritage Command: Officers of the Continental and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-1900. Archived November 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ Anonymous, "Obituary: Rear Admiral Bryson," The New York Times, February 8, 1892.

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External links

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