| Birth: | Aug. 7, 1794
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Kentucky, USA | | Death: | Aug. 27, 1868
Salem
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA | 
United States Naval Officer. He was in command of the Navy Yard at Pensacola when Florida seceded from the Union in 1861. He turned the facility over to state forces without resistance. Earlier in his career he distinguished himself as commander of the Navy's East India Squadron during the so-called "Arrow War" also known as the Second Opium War in China in 1857. Although the conflict was primarily between France, Britain and China, Chinese forces fired on American vessels in a swelling of anti-foreign fervor. Armstrong oversaw the occupation and destruction of the Canton "barrier forts" after which the Chinese guaranteed American neutrality. He joined the Navy as midshipman in 1809, and served on the sloop-of-war Frolic, when it was captured by the British in 1814. In 1866 he was pro-rated commodore. (bio by: Bob on Gallows Hill)
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Spouse:
Hannah Crowninshield Armstrong (1789 - 1834)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for James Armstrong | | | Burial:
Harmony Grove Cemetery
Salem
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Holly Avenue at Hallidon Avenue |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Bob on Gallows Hill
Record added: Oct 22, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9689279 |
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