John Henry Russell
| John Henry Russell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 4, 1827 Frederick, Maryland |
| Died | April 1, 1897 (aged 69) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
|
| Years of service | 1841–1886 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
|
| Commands held |
Kennebec Pontiac Cyane |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican–American War American Civil War |
| Relations | John H. Russell, Jr. (son) |
Rear Admiral John Henry Russell (4 July 1827 – 1 April 1897) was an officer of the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
Russell was born at Frederick, Maryland on 4 July 1827 to Sir James Henry Russell and Martha Wilson Russell. He was appointed midshipman on 10 September 1841 and served in the sloop of war Cyane in the Pacific until 1843. He returned in the frigate United States in 1844 and served in St. Mary's in the Gulf of Mexico from 1844 to 1846. He participated in operations at Galveston, Corpus Christi, Brazos, Resaca, and Vera Cruz.
After duty in Allegheny in 1847, he graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1848. Briefly assigned to Coast Survey duty, he made a cruise to Brazil in 1849, then served on the New York-West Indies mail line from 1853 to 1856, and served as navigator in Vincennes during explorations of the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron at the end of the decade, he returned to the United States and ordnance duty at the Washington Navy Yard just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War.
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