| Birth: | Jul. 13, 1821, USA | | Death: | Mar. 15, 1886 | 
Civil War Confederate Naval Officer. Commander of the South's last armed ship the “CSS Shenandoah”. He was appointed a midshipman in the United States Navy in 1841. Upon his return from duty in Asia in 1862 he resigned his commission as a Lieutenant and in March of the same year took the same rank in the Confederate Navy. In 1864 he took command of the “Shenandoah”, a ship that remained in action after the Confederacy fell as Waddell was not informed of the end of the war and the South's defeat until August of 1865. Later in his career he was the master of a passenger ship that sailed between San Francisco and Yokohama. (bio by: Izzebella)
Search Amazon for James Waddell | | | Burial:
Saint Anne's Cemetery
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Izzebella
Record added: Mar 13, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8500596 |
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sniksnak
Added: Mar. 15, 2013 |
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Annie H Darracott 791, UDC - Lakeland, FL
Added: Feb. 14, 2013 |
The US Navy named a Destroyer after you; USS Waddell (DDG-24). It had a distinguished service career and received several awards for excellent service. During Vietnam, was known as the busiest ship in the Tonkin. One of my uncles served on the Waddell ...(Read more)
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