Enoch Greenleafe Parrott
| Enoch Greenleafe Parrott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 10, 1814 Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Died | 10 May 1879 (aged 64) New York City |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1831–1874 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
|
| Commands held |
USS Perry USS Augusta USS Canonicus USS Monadnock |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican-American War (1846–1848) American Civil War (1861–1865) • Battle of Port Royal (1861) • First Battle of Fort Fisher (1864) • Second Battle of Fort Fisher (1865) |
Enoch Greenleafe Parrott (December 10, 1814 – May 10, 1879) was an American naval officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, later rising to the rank of Rear admiral.
Parrott was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on December 10, 1814. He entered the United States Navy in 1831 as a midshipman, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1841.
In 1843 he took part in the anti-slavery expedition of Commander Matthew C. Perry's Africa Squadron.
During the Mexican-American War he served aboard the 52-gun frigate USS Congress, and took part in John C. Frémont's expedition from Monterey to Los Angeles, and in the capture of Guaymas and Mazatlán.
Parrott was commissioned as Commander in 1861 at the beginning of the Civil War, and was involved in the destruction of Norfolk Navy Yard before it could be taken over by the Confederacy.
In the brig USS Perry he captured the Confederate privateer Savannah, for which he received the commendation of the Navy Department. He commanded the steamer USS Augusta from 1861 to 1863, participating in the battle of Port Royal, and engaged the Confederate rams Palmetto State and Chicora at the time of their sortie from Charleston on January 31, 1863.
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