James Armstrong (naval officer)
Commodore James Armstrong | |
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Born | Shelbyville, Kentucky, US | January 17, 1794
Died | August 27, 1868 Salem, Massachusetts, US | (aged 74)
Buried | |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1809 – 1861 |
Rank | Commodore |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | War of 1812
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Commodore James Armstrong (17 January 1794 – 27 August 1868) was an officer in the United States Navy.
Armstrong joined the United States Navy as a
In 1860 Armstrong was given command of the
Captain Armstrong was Court Martialed on May 4, 1861. "The proceedings of Captain Armstrong's court martial appears to be missing from the rest of the proceedings deposited in the National Archives so the testimony surrounding exactly what happened that day between Conway and Renshaw that lead to the Court submitting a communication to Welles is unavailable. Conway eventually got "some appropriate mark of approbation" bestowed in 1939 and 1942 when hulls DD-70 and DD-507 were named in his honor." - General Naval Order
Armstrong was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky. He died in Salem, Massachusetts at the age of 74 and is buried in the Harmony Grove Cemetery.[2][3]
References
- Fortitudine. XX (4). United States Marine Corps History Division: 8.[permanent dead link]
- ^ American Civil War
- ^ Phillips Library Digital Collections
External links
- "James Armstrong". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- General Naval Order