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John Carson Febiger
John Carson Febiger (14 February 1821 – 9 October 1898) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served with distinction in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Febiger's father was the adopted son of American Revolutionary War soldier Christian Febiger. Febiger entered the United States Navy from Ohio as a midshipman on 14 September 1838, and was in the , of the Brazil Squadron, when she was wrecked in the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa on
no issue" by this marriage, they adopted Mrs. Febiger's nephew, Christian Carson Febiger (son of Dr. John Carson, a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania). Febiger was the grandfather of the Civil War hero, Admiral John Carson Febiger who later became Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Related Reading.
- Ripley's Believe it or Not! (February 20, 1942)
- Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. VI
- The National Cyclopedia of American