22 April 1861 A.D. NAVY YARD, WASH, DC: CAPT Buchanan resigns from USN & joins CSN


22 April 1861 A.D. NAVY YARD, WASH, DC: CAPT Buchanan resigns from USN & joins CSN
Editors. “1861-Captrain Franklin Buchanan….” N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/april-22/. Accessed 21 Apr 2015.

1861Captain Franklin Buchanan, Commandant Washington Navy Yard, submitted his resignation and was relieved by Commander John A. Dahlgren; Buchanan joined the Confederate Navy and was promoted to Admiral, CSN. on 26 August 1862. Dahlgren spurred the buildup of Union ordnance and operation of ships for the defense of Washington and Potomac River.

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