Henry A. Walke
| Henry Walke | |
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Captain Henry Walke
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| Born |
24 December 1809 Princess Anne County, Virginia |
| Died | 8 March 1896 (aged 86) Brooklyn, New York |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1827–1873 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
Supply Tyler Carondelet Lafayette Fort Jackson Sacramento |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Henry Walke (24 December 1809 – 8 March 1896) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
Born in Princess Anne County, Virginia, Walke was appointed a midshipman on February 1, 1827, and reported for duty at the Gosport Navy Yard, Virginia. He received his initial naval training at Gosport and, from July 1827 to November 1828, cruised the Caribbean in sloop Natchez in the campaign against pirates in that area. He made a voyage to the Mediterranean Sea on Ontario between August 1829 and November 1831. Walke received his warrant as a passed midshipman on July 12, 1833, and, after several months of post-sea duty leave, transferred to duty ashore at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on March 7, 1834. Between January 1836 and June 1839, he cruised the Pacific Squadron in the 74-gun ship of the line North Carolina, primarily along the western coast of South America protecting American commerce during a period of unrest caused by strained relations between the United States and Mexico and the war between Peru and Chile.
During service in the receiving ship at New York, Walke was promoted to lieutenant before reporting on board Boston on October 5, 1840. While Walke was assigned to that sloop of war, she made a cruise to the East Indies. Returning home in 1843, he went ashore for an extended leave before returning to sea in the brig Bainbridge in May 1844 for a cruise along the Brazilian coast.
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