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James E. Sterling
James E. Sterling (born 1838, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Biography.
Born in 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland, Sterling was still living in that city when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a coal heaver on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5,
Ross, international footballer
- John Sterling, critic, journalist and poet
- Hector Whitelaw, shinty player and Scotland Vice-captain
- Bob Winter, Glasgow's Lord Provost (2007–2012)
- Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999),singer was born and grew up in Rothesay
References.
- Hewison, James King (1893) "The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time". Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons. Retrieved 18 Sep 2011.
- Jennings, Andrew and Kruse, Arne (2009)