. Oficiales del ejército y la marina (regular) que sirvieron en la Guerra Civil. Hizo un crucero completo en la fragata de los Estados Unidos en el Pacífico. Fue Comisionado comandante en septiembre de 1841; oficial ejecutivo de Ohio, 74, en el sitio de Vera Cruz; comandó tres centeroficiales y hombres de Ohio en la captura de Tuxpan; comandó el Levante, en el Mediterráneo, 1852-53.fue superintendente de la Academia Naval de Annap-olis habiendo sido comisionado capitán en 1855—desde 1854 hasta 1857. Comandó el Congreso de la bandera del Escuadrón de Brasil, [859-61. Durante la expedición conjunta a la NOR

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. Officers of the army and navy (regular) who served in the Civil War . ade a full cruise in the frigate United States in thePacific. He was commissioned commander in Sep-tember, 1841; executive-officer of the Ohio, 74, atthe siege of Vera Cruz; commanded three hundredofficers and men of the Ohio at the capture of Tuxpan ;commanded the Levant, in the Mediterranean, 1852-53.He was superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annap-olis—having been commissioned captain in 1855—from1854 to 1857. He commanded the flag-ship Congress, of the Brazil Squadron, [859-61. During the joint ex-pedition to the North Carolina waters, in 1862, Flag-Officer Goldsborough commanded the naval force, —being present for duty far in advance of the army. He-had seventeen light-draught vessels, which fought thebattle of Roanoke Island, against the forts, the troops, and the flotilla, with defences, stationed there. On Feb-ruary 5, 1862, three columns, under the immediate com-mand of Commodore Rowan, —afterwards vice-admiral, —formed for action. On the morning of the 7th the enemys. vessels, eight in number, were found behind an extensiverow of piles and sunken vessels, extending clear acrossthe Sound. The engagement began at 10.30 a.m., and at4 P.M. the batteries on the island were silenced enough topermit the landing of troops. By midnight over tenthousand troops had disembarked. On the followingmorning the army did the fighting, and in the afternoonthe navy opened a passage through the obstructions, suc-cessfully accomplished by dark. On the 10th the remainsof the rebel fleet were captured in the Pasquotank Riverby Commodore Rowan. On March 14, 1862, the town ofNew Berne, North Carolina, was occupied by a detach-ment of Flag-Officer Goldsboroughs squadron. ()nMay 10, 1862, Goldsborough engaged and silenced thebatteries at Sewells Point, opposite Fortress Monroe, and passed up to Norfolk, which had been evacuated bythe rebels. He was commissioned as rear-admiral inJuly, 1862. At the close of

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