LeRoy Fitch
Military Person
1835 – 1875
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Who was LeRoy Fitch?
LeRoy Fitch, born 1 October 1835 in Logansport, Indiana, was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1856, and served with great distinction in the American Civil War and afterward. Commanding Moose in the Mississippi Squadron, in 1863 he pursued General John Hunt Morgan, CSA, the famed raider, for 500 miles up the Ohio River, frustrating Morgan's attempts to cross the river and retire to Confederate territory. Commander Fitch died in Logansport, Ind., 13 April 1875.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1835
Logansport - Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Apr 13, 1875
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on July 23, 2013
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