Born in Baltimore, MD, Lodge Colton first "followed the sea" in 1849 at the age of 12. Colton received his Master's Certificate from the Ship Master's Association in 1860. In 1864, Colton received his English Ship Master's License. When the United States began issuing licenses, Captain Lodge Colton received license #3 in 1868.
During the Civil War, Colton was appointed Midshipman in the Confederate States Navy from the State of Maryland and was sent to Europe. He served on the steam cruiser C.S.S. Rappahanock in 1864. On October 8, 1864, he was assigned to the C.S.S. Shenandoah as an Acting Master's Mate, and was a member of the original commissioning crew.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah sunk or captured 38 ships during it's cruise into the North Pacific and above the Arctic Circle. Out of contact with the rest of the world, the Shenandoah's crew was unaware that the war had ended. Many of the ships destroyed by the Shenandoah were sunk after the cessation of hostilities. For months, the Shenandoah evaded the Union Navy.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah was the only Confederate steam cruiser to circumnavigate the globe, crossing the equator four times. The ship was surrendered to the Royal Navy's H.M.S. Donegal at Liverpool in November 1865. The Shenandoah was the last vessel to fly the Confederate flag.
After he returned to the United States, Captain Colton was employed as Master of the Philadelphia & Southern Mail Steamship S.S. Charles W. Lord. His vessel visited the ports of New Orleans and Havana, Cuba. Captain Colton was also master of the Steamships S.S. Santiago and S.S. Cienfuegos of the New York and Cuban Mail Steamship Company.
In 1892, Captain Colton became a marine surveyor for the Insurance Company of North America in Philadelphia, PA. In 1899, he was appointed to the board of directors, Pennsylvania Nautical School,in Philadelphia.
There is a pew named in his honor at Gloria Dei Church dedicated by his wife Marian in 1919.
During the Civil War, Colton was appointed Midshipman in the Confederate States Navy from the State of Maryland and was sent to Europe. He served on the steam cruiser C.S.S. Rappahanock in 1864. On October 8, 1864, he was assigned to the C.S.S. Shenandoah as an Acting Master's Mate, and was a member of the original commissioning crew.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah sunk or captured 38 ships during it's cruise into the North Pacific and above the Arctic Circle. Out of contact with the rest of the world, the Shenandoah's crew was unaware that the war had ended. Many of the ships destroyed by the Shenandoah were sunk after the cessation of hostilities. For months, the Shenandoah evaded the Union Navy.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah was the only Confederate steam cruiser to circumnavigate the globe, crossing the equator four times. The ship was surrendered to the Royal Navy's H.M.S. Donegal at Liverpool in November 1865. The Shenandoah was the last vessel to fly the Confederate flag.
After he returned to the United States, Captain Colton was employed as Master of the Philadelphia & Southern Mail Steamship S.S. Charles W. Lord. His vessel visited the ports of New Orleans and Havana, Cuba. Captain Colton was also master of the Steamships S.S. Santiago and S.S. Cienfuegos of the New York and Cuban Mail Steamship Company.
In 1892, Captain Colton became a marine surveyor for the Insurance Company of North America in Philadelphia, PA. In 1899, he was appointed to the board of directors, Pennsylvania Nautical School,in Philadelphia.
There is a pew named in his honor at Gloria Dei Church dedicated by his wife Marian in 1919.
Born in Baltimore, MD, Lodge Colton first "followed the sea" in 1849 at the age of 12. Colton received his Master's Certificate from the Ship Master's Association in 1860. In 1864, Colton received his English Ship Master's License. When the United States began issuing licenses, Captain Lodge Colton received license #3 in 1868.
During the Civil War, Colton was appointed Midshipman in the Confederate States Navy from the State of Maryland and was sent to Europe. He served on the steam cruiser C.S.S. Rappahanock in 1864. On October 8, 1864, he was assigned to the C.S.S. Shenandoah as an Acting Master's Mate, and was a member of the original commissioning crew.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah sunk or captured 38 ships during it's cruise into the North Pacific and above the Arctic Circle. Out of contact with the rest of the world, the Shenandoah's crew was unaware that the war had ended. Many of the ships destroyed by the Shenandoah were sunk after the cessation of hostilities. For months, the Shenandoah evaded the Union Navy.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah was the only Confederate steam cruiser to circumnavigate the globe, crossing the equator four times. The ship was surrendered to the Royal Navy's H.M.S. Donegal at Liverpool in November 1865. The Shenandoah was the last vessel to fly the Confederate flag.
After he returned to the United States, Captain Colton was employed as Master of the Philadelphia & Southern Mail Steamship S.S. Charles W. Lord. His vessel visited the ports of New Orleans and Havana, Cuba. Captain Colton was also master of the Steamships S.S. Santiago and S.S. Cienfuegos of the New York and Cuban Mail Steamship Company.
In 1892, Captain Colton became a marine surveyor for the Insurance Company of North America in Philadelphia, PA. In 1899, he was appointed to the board of directors, Pennsylvania Nautical School,in Philadelphia.
There is a pew named in his honor at Gloria Dei Church dedicated by his wife Marian in 1919.
During the Civil War, Colton was appointed Midshipman in the Confederate States Navy from the State of Maryland and was sent to Europe. He served on the steam cruiser C.S.S. Rappahanock in 1864. On October 8, 1864, he was assigned to the C.S.S. Shenandoah as an Acting Master's Mate, and was a member of the original commissioning crew.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah sunk or captured 38 ships during it's cruise into the North Pacific and above the Arctic Circle. Out of contact with the rest of the world, the Shenandoah's crew was unaware that the war had ended. Many of the ships destroyed by the Shenandoah were sunk after the cessation of hostilities. For months, the Shenandoah evaded the Union Navy.
The C.S.S. Shenandoah was the only Confederate steam cruiser to circumnavigate the globe, crossing the equator four times. The ship was surrendered to the Royal Navy's H.M.S. Donegal at Liverpool in November 1865. The Shenandoah was the last vessel to fly the Confederate flag.
After he returned to the United States, Captain Colton was employed as Master of the Philadelphia & Southern Mail Steamship S.S. Charles W. Lord. His vessel visited the ports of New Orleans and Havana, Cuba. Captain Colton was also master of the Steamships S.S. Santiago and S.S. Cienfuegos of the New York and Cuban Mail Steamship Company.
In 1892, Captain Colton became a marine surveyor for the Insurance Company of North America in Philadelphia, PA. In 1899, he was appointed to the board of directors, Pennsylvania Nautical School,in Philadelphia.
There is a pew named in his honor at Gloria Dei Church dedicated by his wife Marian in 1919.
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