David McDermut
Military Person
1820 – 1863
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Who was David McDermut?
David A. McDermut was an officer in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
A native of New York, McDermut was appointed midshipman on November 8, 1841, and attained the rank of lieutenant commander on July 16, 1862. During the Civil War, he served in Potomac and Marion before assuming command of Cayuga on December 2, 1862. He commanded Cayuga until April 18, 1863, when he was killed in action against Confederate forces near Sabine Pass.
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