John Ancrum Winslow

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Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow (1811 – 29 September 1873) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was in command of the steam sloop of war USS Kearsarge during her historic 1864 action with the Confederate ship Alabama.

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kcivilwarperson, American Civil War, Captain, Rear Admiral, Kearsarge, mexican american war, john ancrum winslow, united states union navy officer, thanks of congress

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Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 10) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)

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