Josiah Tattnall
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| Born |
June 14, 1794 Savannah, Georgia |
| Died | June 14, 1871 (aged 77) Savannah, Georgia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy Confederate States Navy
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| Years of service | 1812–1861 (USN) 1861-1865 (CSN) |
| Rank |
.png){kind=icon} Captain (USN) Commodore (CSN) |
| Commands held |
East India Squadron James River Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
War of 1812 Second Barbary War Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Commodore Josiah Tattnall, Jr. (14 June 1794 – 14 June 1871) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War and the Mexican-American War. He later served in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
Josiah was the son of Josiah Tattnall who was Governor and U.S. Senator from Georgia. He was born on his father's plantation of Bonaventure, near Savannah, Georgia. After studying in England, he was appointed a midshipman on 1 January 1812 and attended the Naval academy at Washington, D.C., until 1 August when he was assigned to the frigate Constellation.
When his ship tried to slip out to sea, the strong British squadron operating in the Chesapeake Bay forced her to put into Norfolk, Virginia. Constellation remained bottled up in Hampton Roads for the duration of the War of 1812, but Tattnall and his comrades still managed to get into the fray. He was among the 100 or so sailors and marines assigned to the shore battery on Craney Island. On 22 June 1813, the British attempted to carry the island by storm in preparation for an attack on nearby Norfolk. Tattnall's battery and a force of American boats gave the attackers a sound rebuff that deterred the British from further attempts to take the city.
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