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SMN Henry Meader

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SMN Henry Meader Veteran

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
19 Oct 1869 (aged 53–54)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
R68/348
Memorial ID
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Henry Meader, Seaman, USN, Civil War

Pension Records show service on board USS Powhatan

U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about Henry Meader
Name: Henry Meader
Publication: M1469
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 50020
Certification Number: 2765
Fiche Number: 2056

The first USS Powhatan was a sidewheel steam frigate in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Powhatan, a Native American chief of eastern Virginia. She was one of the last, and largest, of the United States Navy's paddle frigates.

Powhatan's keel was laid on 6 August 1847 at Norfolk, Virginia. Her engines were constructed by Mehaffy & Company of Gosport, Virginia. She cost $785,000. She was launched on 14 February 1850 by the Norfolk Navy Yard and commissioned on 2 September 1852, Captain William Mervine in command.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Powhatan_%281850%29

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Henry Meader, Seaman, USN, Civil War

Pension Records show service on board USS Powhatan

U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about Henry Meader
Name: Henry Meader
Publication: M1469
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 50020
Certification Number: 2765
Fiche Number: 2056

The first USS Powhatan was a sidewheel steam frigate in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Powhatan, a Native American chief of eastern Virginia. She was one of the last, and largest, of the United States Navy's paddle frigates.

Powhatan's keel was laid on 6 August 1847 at Norfolk, Virginia. Her engines were constructed by Mehaffy & Company of Gosport, Virginia. She cost $785,000. She was launched on 14 February 1850 by the Norfolk Navy Yard and commissioned on 2 September 1852, Captain William Mervine in command.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Powhatan_%281850%29

Click Photos for Additional Info .....

Please send any additional information you may have on this man. USE EDIT ....

Click link below to see all US Navy Officers: 1798-1900 I've Found:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=261793

Click Link to see all The Lost Sailors I've Found

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=266131


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