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Pilot Alfred Marshall, USN, (in service during the Civil War)

Alfred Marshall was a river pilot in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. For at least some of his Naval service, he was the pilot of the large "Tinclad" gunboat USS Ouachita (1864-65).

This page features images related to Alfred Marshall.


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Photo #: NH 100001

Pilot Alfred Marshall, U.S. Navy


Photographed during the Civil War by Hord & Harmon, Post Office Building, Dayton, Ohio.
He was Pilot of USS Ouachita in 1864-65. His uniform includes shoulder straps bearing a six-spoke steering wheel insignia.

Collection of Alfred Marshall. Courtesy of Mrs. William A. McElhiney, 1984.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 75KB; 500 x 765 pixels

 


The following images show uniform insignia worn by Alfred Marshall. These devices are the only examples we know of that show Civil War Navy Pilot insignia.

Photo #: NH 100378-KN (Color)

Civil War U.S. Navy Pilot's Cap Insignia

This cap insignia was worn during the Civil War by Navy Pilot Alfred Marshall, who served in the Mississippi Squadron.

Courtesy of Mrs. William A. McElhiney, 1984.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 128KB; 740 x 530 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 100377-KN (Color)

Civil War U.S. Navy Pilot's Shoulder Strap

Bearing the Pilot's six-spoke steering wheel.
This strap was worn during the Civil War by Navy Pilot Alfred Marshall, who served in the Mississippi Squadron.

Courtesy of Mrs. William A. McElhiney, 1984.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 525 pixels

 

For a view of USS Ouachita (1864-65) that came from Alfred Marshall's collection, see USS Ouachita.


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28 November 1999