Duncan Ingraham

Duncan Ingraham, during his period of service in the Confederate States Navy.

Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham (6 December 1802 – 16 October 1891) was an officer in the United States Navy who later served in the Confederate States Navy.

U.S. Navy service

A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Ingraham was appointed Midshipman in the United States Navy on 18 June 1812 at the age of 10. After years of distinguished service, he was commissioned Captain 14 September 1855. While in command of the sloop-of-war St. Louis in the Mediterranean, in July 1853, he interfered with the detention by the Austrian consul at Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey) of Martin Koszta, a Hungarian who had declared in New York his intention of becoming an American citizen, and, who had been seized and confined in the Austrian ship Hussar. For his conduct in this matter he was voted thanks and a Gold Medal by Congress.

Captain Ingraham served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrographer of the Navy from 1856 until 1860.

Confederate Navy service

He resigned from the U.S. Navy 4 February 1861 to enter the Confederate States Navy with the rank of captain. He served as commandant of the Charleston naval station from 1862 to 1865.

Ingraham died at Charleston 16 October 1891.

Legacy

Four ships of the US Navy have been named USS Ingraham in his honor.

References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

Biography portal

• history.navy.mil: Duncan Ingraham

Persondata
Name	Ingraham, Duncan
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy officer
Date of birth	6 December 1802
Place of birth	Charleston, South Carolina
Date of death	16 October 1891
Place of death	Charleston, South Carolina