William B. Cushing
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 150 years ago |
Date of birth | November 4,1842 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Delafield |
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United States | |
Date of died | December 17,1874 |
Died | Washington |
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United States | |
Place of burial | United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland, United States |
Rank | Commander |
Siblings | Alonzo Cushing |
Books | The Sea Eagle: The Civil War Memoir of LCdr. William B. Cushing, U. S. N. |
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ID | 953653 |
William B. Cushing Life story
William Barker Cushing was an officer in the United States Navy, best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864, for which he received the Thanks of Congress.