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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1 1 1 Browse Search
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Selfridge, Thomas Oliver 1804- Naval officer; born in Boston, Mass., April 24, 1804; joined the navy in 1818; served in the Mexican War in 1847-48 as commander of the sloop Dale, and participated in the capture of Matanzas and Guaymas. He served creditably during the Civil War; was promoted commodore in 1862; retired on reaching the age limit in April, 1866; and promoted rear-admiral in July following. Naval officer; born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 6, 1836; son of Thomas Oliver Selfridge; graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1854; was promoted lieutenant in February, 1860; was second lieutenant on the Cumberland when she was sunk in Hampton Roads by the Merrimac; was commander of the iron-clad steamer Cairo when she was destroyed in the Yazoo River by a torpedo; participated in the capture of Vicksburg and in numerous other important actions; promoted to the rank of captain in 1881; made rearadmiral in 1896; and retired in 1898, at which time his father's name