Edmund Ross Colhoun (6 May 1821 – 17 February 1897) was an admiral in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
Colhoun was born at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and was appointed a midshipman on 1 April 1839. Chambersburg is a borough in Pennsylvania, United States It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg For the fish called midshipman see Midshipman fish. The rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks still in existence Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He served during the Mexican War with Commodores David Conner and Matthew Perry at Alvarado and Tabasco. Commodore David Conner (1792 &ndash 20 March 1856) was an officer of the United States Navy, whose service included the War of 1812 Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U This article is about the city in Mexico See Alvarado (disambiguation for other uses Tabasco is a state in Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the west Chiapas to the south and Campeche to the During the Civil War he served on both the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons, had command of the monitor Weehawken, and was commended for his participation in the bombardment and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, from December 1864 to January 1865. The Union Blockade refers to the naval actions between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War, in which the Union Navy maintained a massive effort on the The Union Blockade refers to the naval actions between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War, in which the Union Navy maintained a massive effort on the A monitor was a type of relatively small Warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns and was used by some navies Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He commanded the South Pacific Station (1874–5), Mare Island Navy Yard (1877–81), and retired from the Navy 5 May 1883. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINS was the first United States Navy Shipyard established on the Pacific Coast Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Rear Admiral Colhoun died 17 February 1897. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori
Two destroyers were named USS Colhoun in his honor. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Colhoun, in honor of Rear Admiral Edmund Colhoun.
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