Samuel Francis du Pont
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Lighthouse Board | 1851 | 1857 |
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Lighthouse Board | 1851 | 1857 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Louviers | Wilmington, DE | |||||
| 1851/04/28 | The United States Lighthouse Board members convene their first meeting: William B Shubrick, Samuel F Du Pont, James Kearney, Alexander D Bach and Joseph Henry. Lt Thornton Jenkins, US Navy, as secretary. | Work | |||||
| 1863/01/27 | Union ironclad, Passaic-class monitor, MONTAUK, attacks Fort McAllister with 11-inch and 15-inch Dahlgren cannons. They will bombard the fort for 5 hours but cause little damage and no casualties. | Union Admiral | Fort McAllister | Richmond Hill | Launch of the Ironclads | ||
| 1863/04/07 | Rear Admiral Samuel F Du Pont attacks Charleston, South Carolina. The USS PASSAIC, a single turreted coastal monitor, is severely battered, returns to New York and is decommissioned for repairs 12 May. | Union Rear Admiral |
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