Francis Munroe Ramsay
| Francis Munroe Ramsay | |
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| Born |
April 5, 1835 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | July 19, 1914 (aged 79) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1850–1897 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Admiral Francis Munroe Ramsay (5 April 1835 – 19 July 1914) was an officer in the United States Navy who distinguished himself in the American Civil War, and who later served as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Navigation.
Born in the District of Columbia, Ramsay was appointed midshipman on 5 October 1850. After training in Preble and in St. Lawrence, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1856. He subsequently served in Falmouth with the Brazil Squadron; in Merrimack with the Pacific Squadron; on ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard; and in Saratoga on the Africa Station.
On 23 March 1863, he assumed command of Choctaw, for duty in the Mississippi Squadron. In that gunboat, he participated in Yazoo River operations during April and May. Then on 7 June, he supported a Union garrison at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana in holding off some 4,000 Confederate troops. Moving on to Vicksburg, he commanded a battery of heavy guns mounted on scows in exposed positions before the city, 19 June–4 July. After the capture of the river stronghold, he was given command of the 3d Division, Mississippi Squadron.
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