William Harwar Parker (October 8, 1826 – December 30, 1896) was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. His auto-biography, entitled Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865, provides a unique insight into the United States Navy of the mid-19th century during an era when the Age of Sail was coming to an end and the advent of steam power and ironclads was beginning.
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| - William Harwar Parker (October 8, 1826 – December 30, 1896) was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. His auto-biography, entitled Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865, provides a unique insight into the United States Navy of the mid-19th century during an era when the Age of Sail was coming to an end and the advent of steam power and ironclads was beginning.
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- 1861(xsd:integer)
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| - Captain William Harwar Parker, CSN
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| - Commander of the CSS Beaufort
- Minister to the Kingdom of Korea
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| - Mexican-American War
- American Civil War
- *Battle of Roanoke Island
*Battle of Hampton Roads
*Battle of Drewry's Bluff
*Battle of Trent's Reach
- *Battle of Palo Alto
*Blockade of Veracruz
*Siege of Veracruz
*Second Battle of Tuxpan
*Second Battle of Tabasco
African Slave Trade Patrol
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| - William Harwar Parker (October 8, 1826 – December 30, 1896) was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. His auto-biography, entitled Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865, provides a unique insight into the United States Navy of the mid-19th century during an era when the Age of Sail was coming to an end and the advent of steam power and ironclads was beginning.
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