Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell | |
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| Born | (1823-02-24)February 24, 1823 Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 30, 1877(1877-11-30) (aged 54) Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Navy |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | Glaucus |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
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Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell (1823–1877) was aUnited States Navy officer during theAmerican Civil War.
Charles Henry Bromedge Caldwell was born inHingham, Massachusetts, on February 24, 1823.[1] He entered the navy as midshipman February 27, 1838, and became lieutenant September 4, 1852. He commanded theUSSVandalia in the US Navy'ssecond Fiji expedition, an 1859punitive expedition againstWaya Island warriors who had cannibalized two American traders.In 1862, he commanded the gun-boatItasca, of the western gulf blockading squadron, and took part in the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. On the night of April 20, his gun-boat, with thePinola, was sent on an expedition under the command of Fleet-Capt. Bell, to make a passage for the fleet through the chain obstructions near the forts. Lieut. Caldwell and his party boarded one of the hulks that held the chains, and succeeded in detaching the latter, in spite of the heavy fire to which they were subjected. TheItasca was then swept on shore by the current, in full sight of the forts, and it was half an hour before she was afloat again. She was unable to pass the forts with the rest of the fleet, owing to a shot that penetrated her boiler. Lieut. Caldwell was in the action at Grand Gulf, June 9, 1862, and was promoted to commander on July 16.[2]
He commanded the iron-cladEssex, of the Mississippi squadron in 1862–63, and took part in the operations atPort Hudson, from March to July 1863, in command of theEssex and the mortar flotilla.[2]
He commanded theGlaucus of the North Atlantic blockading squadron from 1863 till 1864, and theR. R. Cuyler, of the same squadron, from 1864 till 1865. He became captain, December 12, 1867, chief of staff of the North Atlantic fleet in 1870, and commodore on June 14, 1874.[2]
He died on November 30, 1877.[1]
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