John Grimball was a Confederate States of America naval officer, notable as the longest serving combatant in the American Civil War. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederate States Navy | 1861 | 1865 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1840/04/18 | Margaret Ann Morris Grimball, wife of John Berkley Grimball, gives birth to a son, John Grimball, in Charleston, South Carolina. | Born | |||||
| 1860/12/24 | John Grimball resigns his commission in the United States Navy and offers his services to the South Carolina governor. "Nothing less can be expected of true sons of the South." The Charleston Courier | Confederate Sailor | |||||
| 1861/01/07 | The legislature of the Republic of South Carolina passes "An Act for the establishment of a Coast Police for the State of South Carolina." | Confederate Sailor | |||||
| 1861/01/09 | As the STAR OF THE WEST turns in the channel, Confederate guns on Fort Moultrie fire on the relief ship. Of the seventeen shots fired by both rebel positions, two struck the hull of the STAR OF THE WEST, causing little damage. | Confederate Soldier | Fort Moultrie | Sullivan's Island, SC | Beginning of the American Civil War | ||
| 1861/01/10 | General Garlington orders Lt Thomas P Pelot, Lt William G Dozier and Lt John Grimball, to "proceed immediately to enlisting seamen and armed sailors, for a year, on the best terms possible." | Confederate Sailor | |||||
| 1861/01/16 | By order of South Carolina Governor Pickens, Lt Thomas P Pelot stations the cutter AIKEN, the side-wheel packet steamer GENERAL CLINCH and the steam tug AID in Charleston Harbor to prevent troops entering the harbor to reinforce Fort Sumter. | Confederate Sailor | Charleston Harbor | ||||
| 1861/04/06 | With only 30 men enlisted, recruitment of Sailors for the South Carolina Navy is suspended "on account of the action of the Provisional Congress, looking to the establishment of a Navy for the common Government, the Confederate States of America. | Confederate Sailor | |||||
| 1922/12/25 | Charleston attorney and judge, John Grimball, dies in Charleston, South Carolina. | Died |
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