John E. Hart
Military Person
1804 – 1863
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Who was John E. Hart?
John Elliot Hart was an officer in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. He died in June 1863 on board his ship USS Albatross while taking part in the Union attempt to blockade the Mississippi River. He is best known for the unusual circumstances of his burial in Louisiana, which the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, commemorates every year in a three-day festival called "The Day the War Stopped".
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- Born
- Apr 4, 1804
- Also known as
- John Hart
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jun 11, 1863
Mississippi River
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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