Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan (born September 13, 1800 in Baltimore , Maryland , † May 11, 1874 in Eaton , Maryland) was an officer in the US Navy and later admiral of the Confederate Navy .
Buchanan joined the US Navy as a midshipman when he was 15 . In 1825 he was promoted to lieutenant and in 1841 to commander . During his active service, he commanded various sloop-of-wars and frigates before he was first director of the Naval Academy in Annapolis from 1845-47 . He took part in the Mexican-American War , was promoted to captain in 1855 and commanded the Washington Navy Shipyard until the outbreak of the Civil War . In 1861 he joined the Confederate Navy. Buchanan commanded the first Confederate ironclad, the Virginia , during the Battle of Hampton Roads and was wounded in the process. In August 1862 he was promoted to admiral and sent to Mobile , Alabama . There he supervised the construction of the armored ship CSS Tennessee . Together with three forts and a few smaller ships, the Tennessee was supposed to defend the Bay of Mobile, one of the last unblocked seaports of the CSA. On August 5, 1864, Rear Admiral David G. Farragut's US fleet attacked Buchanan's flotilla at the Battle of Mobile Bay , with the Tennessee having to be abandoned. Buchanan was wounded on board his flagship and was taken prisoner. After the war, Buchanan lived in Maryland and later as a businessman in Mobile. However, in 1870 he returned to his home country. He died there on May 11, 1874. The US Navy named a total of three ships after him, most recently the USS Buchanan (DDG-14), a destroyer of the Charles F. Adams class .
Trivia
A classic punch is attributed to Admiral Buchanan . For Admiral Franklin Buchanan's famous Egyptian Punch , equal parts of brandy and rum are prepared with lemon juice and lemon peel. The acidity is then reduced by protein precipitation followed by filtration and the drink is served on ice with a pinch of nutmeg. The punch is one of the "Great Maryland Punches".
literature
- John C. Waugh: Last Stand at Mobile. McWhiney Foundation Press, Abilene TX 2002, ISBN 1-893114-09-0 (book about the mobile campaign, including biographical information about Buchanan).
- Priebe & Priebe Forgotten Maryland Punches ISBN 978-1626198562
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buchanan, Franklin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American naval officer, Confederate admiral during the Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1874 |
| Place of death | at Eaton , Maryland |