Horace Lawson Hunley
Horace Lawson Hunley (born June 20, 1823 in Sumner County , Tennessee , † October 15, 1863 in Charleston , South Carolina ), originally worked as a lawyer in New Orleans . During the American Civil War , he developed a hand-operated submarine for the Confederate Navy, the HL Hunley , with which the blockade ships of the northern states should be fought off the port city of Charleston. He drowned in 1863 during a test drive of his invention, which was later named after him.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ http://clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/articles/naval/hunley.htm "The Life and Death of HL Hunley" on The Cleveland Civil War Roundtable, accessed September 10, 2015
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SURNAME | Hunley, Horace Lawson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marine engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1823 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sumner County , Tennessee |
DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1863 |
Place of death | Charleston , South Carolina |