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NH 66698 Quackenbush, Stephen Platt

Quackenbush, Stephen Platt
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Title: Quackenbush, Stephen Platt
Caption: Rear Admiral Stephen P. Quackenbush, U.S.N. Born Albany, New York, 23 January 1823. Appointed midshipman 15 February 1840. He commanded several vessels during the civil war and during the engagement at Malvern Hill, received a wound that necessitated amputation of his right leg. Later he commanded The USS Mingoe, protecting Georgetown, S.C. He became Rear Admiral in 1884, and retired 23 January 1885. He died, Washington, D.C. 4 Feb. 1890.
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