William Harwar Parker
Military Person
1826 – 1896
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Who was William Harwar Parker?
William Harwar Parker was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. His auto-biography, entitled Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865, provides a unique insight into the United States Navy of the mid-19th century during an era when the Age of Sail was coming to an end and the advent of steam power and ironclads was beginning.
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- Born
- Oct 8, 1826
New York City - Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Dec 30, 1896
Washington, D.C.
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on July 23, 2013
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