Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  Rear Admiral Silas H. Stringham

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                                 STRINGHAM
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   STRINGHAM, REAR ADMIRAL SILAS H., born in Middletown, Orange County,
   N. Y., November 7, 1798; died in Brooklyn, N. Y., February 7, 1876. He
   entered the navy as a midshipman, November 15, 1809, and was in
   continuous service up to the breaking out of the Civil War in 1861,
   when he was summoned to Washington to advise upon the preparations for
   the war. He took command of the North Atlantic Blockading Fleet, and
   planned the expedition to Hatteras inlet. General Butler accompanied
   him with 900 men. The squadron bombarded the forts, sailing in an
   ellipse, by which means it concentrated its fire on the forts, and
   maneuvered so skillfully that none of the fleet were hit. Both forts
   surrendered, and the troops were landed to garrison them on August 29,
   1861. Not one of the Federal troops was injured. This was the first
   naval victory of any importance. Stringham declined further active
   service on account of his age, and was retired as a commodore,
   December 21, 1861. He was promoted to rear admiral on the retired
   list, July 16, 1862.