Edmund R. Colhoun

Edmund Ross Colhoun
Born	(1821-05-06)May 6, 1821 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Died	February 17, 1897(1897-02-17) (aged 75) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1839–1853; 1861–1883
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	USS Shawsheen USS Hunchback USS Lodona USS Weehawken USS Saugus USS Hartford Asiatic Squadron USS Richmond Mare Island Navy Yard
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War Alvarado Tobasco American Civil War Union blockade Battle of Roanoke Island Battle of New Bern Joint Expedition Against Franklin First Battle of Fort Fisher Second Battle of Fort Fisher

Edmund Ross Colhoun (6 May 1821 – 17 February 1897) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican War and the American Civil War, in which he was commended for his participation in the bombardment and capture of Fort Fisher.

Colhoun was born at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on 6 May 1821 and was appointed a midshipman on 1 April 1839. He was attached to the sloop-of-war USS Marion in the Brazil Squadron from 1839 to 1841, then to the frigate USS Congress in the Mediterranean Squadron and Brazil Squadron from 1842 to 1844. He then attended the Philadelphia Naval School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1845 and, after completing his studies, was promoted to passed midshipman on 2 July 1845.

Colhoun next served aboard the frigate USS Cumberland from 1846 to 1847, seeing action in the Mexican War, first under Commodore David Conner in the first attack on Alvarado, Mexico, and then under Commodore Matthew C. Perry at Tabasco, Mexico.