Charles Wilkes Small 251×320 Medium 503×640 Large 804×1024 Download TIFF Original 1214×1546 | (1.4 MB) Description (1798-1877) American Naval officer and explorer who brought Great Britain on the Confederate side of the Civil War. Keywords Civil War, Confederate, explorer, Naval Officer, navy, portrait, squadron Galleries Famous People: Explorers, Famous People: W Source: John Gilmary Shea, The Story of a Great Nation (New York: Gay Brothers & Company, 1886) 45