Donald Fairfax

Donald Fairfax

Donald McNeil Fairfax (10 March 1818 – 10 January 1894) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

Born in Mount Eagle, Virginia, Fairfax entered the Navy as a midshipman 12 August 1837.

As executive officer in "San Jacinto", he was a participant in the 1861 "Trent Affair," a diplomatic controversy involving the U.S. Navy's removal of Confederate commissioners from the British mail-steamer, "RMS Trent". On 8 November 1861, Fairfax boarded "Trent" to remove Confederate commissioners James M. Mason and John Slidell, after the ship had been stopped by his captain, Charles Wilkes.

Fairfax's distinguished service in the Civil War included command of "Cayuga", "Nantucket", and "Montauk".

Fairfax was later promoted to flag rank, retiring as a Rear Admiral on 30 September 1881. He died at Hagerstown, Maryland.

The destroyer USS "Fairfax" (DD-93) was named in his honor.


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