ROWAN, STEPHEN C
\ɹˈə͡ʊən], \ɹˈəʊən], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_ə_n]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
(1808-1890), vice-admiral, came to America from Ireland. He entered the U.S. navy in 1826. He assisted in the capture of Monterey and San Diego in 1846 during the Mexican War, and commanded a naval brigade under Commodore Stockton at San Gabriel and La Mesa. In the Civil War he commanded the "Pawnee" at Acquia Creek and Hatteras. He commanded the fleet in the attack on Roanoke Island in 1862, fought at New Berne and captured Fort Macon. He commanded "The New Ironsides" off Charleston from 1862 to 1864. He became superintendent of the Naval Observatory in 1882.
By John Franklin Jameson
