Nehemiah Dyer

Nehemiah Mayo Dyer
Born	February 19, 1839(1839-02-19) Provincetown, Massachusetts
Died	January 28, 1910(1910-01-28) (aged 70) Melrose, Massachusetts
Place of burial	Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1862–1901
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles/wars	American Civil War Spanish–American War

Nehemiah Mayo Dyer (19 February 1839 - 28 January 1910) was a Rear Admiral in United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War and Spanish–American War.

Biography

Born in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Dyer entered the Navy as master's mate in 1862 and was promoted to acting ensign and acting master for gallant service aboard Metacomet during the Battle of Mobile Bay, 4–5 August 1864. He won additional laurels while commanding the cruiser Baltimore in the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 62 on 19 February 1901. Rear Admiral Dyer died in Melrose, Massachusetts, 28 January 1910. He is buried in the Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose, Massachusetts.

Admiral Dyer was one of the few individuals who served with Admiral Farragut at Mobile Bay and also Commodore Dewey at Manila Bay.

Awards and decorations

Admiral Dyer received the Civil War Campaign Medal, Battle of Manila Bay Commemorative Medal (the "Dewey Medal") and the Spanish Campaign Medal.

•   Civil War Campaign Medal
•   Battle of Manila Bay Medal
•   Spanish Campaign Medal

Namesake

The destroyer USS Dyer (DD-84) was named in his honor.

See also

	American Civil War portal
	United States Navy portal

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

Persondata
Name	Dyer, Nehemiah
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy admiral
Date of birth	19 February 1839
Place of birth	Provincetown, Massachusetts
Date of death	28 January 1910
Place of death	Melrose, Massachusetts