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VMI Physics Chair & American Civil War Student Veteran MentorShipART
The United States Navy was stressed by the situation as 24% of its officers resigned and joined the Confederate States Navy, including 95 graduates and 59 midshipmen[1], along with many key leaders who influenced USNA's founding. As the first superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory, Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury who advocated[2] for creating the United States Naval Academy also resigned his commission.
Source-URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy#The_American_Civil_War
Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Fontaine_Maury#American_Civil_War /Later life
References
- Conrad, James Lee, Rebel Reefers: The Organization and Midshipmen of the Confederate States Naval Academy, Da Capo Press, 2003, ISBN 0306812371
Source-URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_States_Naval_Academy#References
GeoVenturing (talk) 16:39, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
References
- ^ Conrad, p.6
- ^ "Mathew Fontaine Maury: Benefactor of Mankind". History.navy.mil. Retrieved 23 March 2015.