Jacob Ege, Fireman, USN, Born Philidelphia, Enlisted at Philidelphia, Served on USS Princeton and USS New Ironsides.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Jacob Ege
Name: Jacob Ege
Service Info.: US NAVY
Death Date: 15 Nov 1864
Cemetery: Hampton National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Cemetery Road At Marshall Avenue Hampton, VA 23669
Buried At: Section C Site 1505
The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849.
The Princeton's reputation in the Navy never recovered from a devastating incident early in her service. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise and demonstration of her two heavy guns for dignitaries, one of the guns exploded and killed Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer, and other high-ranking U.S. federal officials. President John Tyler barely escaped death in the incident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_%281843%29
USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina in 1863–65. New Ironsides bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston in 1863 during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 she bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher.
Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was destroyed by fire in 1866 after she was placed in reserve.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Ironsides
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Jacob Ege
Name: Jacob Ege
Service Info.: US NAVY
Death Date: 15 Nov 1864
Cemetery: Hampton National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Cemetery Road At Marshall Avenue Hampton, VA 23669
Buried At: Section C Site 1505
The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849.
The Princeton's reputation in the Navy never recovered from a devastating incident early in her service. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise and demonstration of her two heavy guns for dignitaries, one of the guns exploded and killed Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer, and other high-ranking U.S. federal officials. President John Tyler barely escaped death in the incident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_%281843%29
USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina in 1863–65. New Ironsides bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston in 1863 during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 she bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher.
Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was destroyed by fire in 1866 after she was placed in reserve.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Ironsides
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Jacob Ege, Fireman, USN, Born Philidelphia, Enlisted at Philidelphia, Served on USS Princeton and USS New Ironsides.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Jacob Ege
Name: Jacob Ege
Service Info.: US NAVY
Death Date: 15 Nov 1864
Cemetery: Hampton National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Cemetery Road At Marshall Avenue Hampton, VA 23669
Buried At: Section C Site 1505
The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849.
The Princeton's reputation in the Navy never recovered from a devastating incident early in her service. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise and demonstration of her two heavy guns for dignitaries, one of the guns exploded and killed Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer, and other high-ranking U.S. federal officials. President John Tyler barely escaped death in the incident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_%281843%29
USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina in 1863–65. New Ironsides bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston in 1863 during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 she bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher.
Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was destroyed by fire in 1866 after she was placed in reserve.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Ironsides
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
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Jacob Ege
Name: Jacob Ege
Service Info.: US NAVY
Death Date: 15 Nov 1864
Cemetery: Hampton National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Cemetery Road At Marshall Avenue Hampton, VA 23669
Buried At: Section C Site 1505
The first Princeton was the first screw steam warship in the United States Navy. She was launched in 1843, decommissioned in 1847, and broken up in 1849.
The Princeton's reputation in the Navy never recovered from a devastating incident early in her service. On February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise and demonstration of her two heavy guns for dignitaries, one of the guns exploded and killed Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer, and other high-ranking U.S. federal officials. President John Tyler barely escaped death in the incident.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_%281843%29
USS New Ironsides was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship spent most of her career blockading the Confederate ports of Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina in 1863–65. New Ironsides bombarded the fortifications defending Charleston in 1863 during the First and Second Battles of Charleston Harbor. At the end of 1864 and the beginning of 1865 she bombarded the defenses of Wilmington in the First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher.
Although she was struck many times by Confederate shells, gunfire never significantly damaged the ship or injured the crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865. The ship was destroyed by fire in 1866 after she was placed in reserve.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Ironsides
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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