RARE! CIVIL WAR UNION NAVY Lt. COMMANDER CHARLES STUART NORTON CABINET PHOTO

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ORIGINAL! - RARE! CIVIL WAR UNION NAVY Lt. COMMANDER CHARLES STUART NORTON CABINET PHOTO
RARE! CIVIL WAR UNION NAVY Lt. COMMANDER CHARLES STUART NORTON AS REAR ADMIRAL CABINET PHOTO c1895
CHARLES STUART NORTON (b.1836-d.1911)
A U.S.NAVY LT. COMMANDER during the Civil War on
the blockade of Charleston, South Carolina
, the
Potomac Flotilla
, and at
Hampton Roads, Virginia 1861-1862
. He also participated in several engagements; at the
Battle of Port Royal, SC; in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-1864
; and
West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864-5
. After the Civil War, he commanded several vessels and served on the Board of Inspection and Survey. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral Commanding the South Atlantic Station from 1894-1896, and was retired as a Rear Admiral during the Spanish American War!
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