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Photo # NH 42384:  Captain John A. Winslow, photographed circa 1862-63

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Rear Admiral John A. Winslow, USN (1811-1873)

John A. Winslow was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1811. He entered the Navy as a Midshipman in 1827, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1839 and to Commander in 1855. During the Mexican War, he was commended to gallantry for his activities at Tobasco. Soon after the outbreak of the Civil War, Commander Winslow was assigned as Executive Officer of the Western Gunboat Flotilla. He was injured while commanding the incomplete ironclad river gunboat Benton in the Fall of 1861 and spent several months recovering.

Promoted to Captain in July 1862, Winslow returned to the Mississippi area for further service, but was detached late in the year. He took command of USS Kearsarge in April 1863. Over the next year and a half, Captain Winslow patrolled European waters in search of Confederate raiders, keeping his ship and crew well-prepared for combat. On 19 June 1864, he led them to victory in one of the Civil War's most notable naval actions, the battle between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama.

Winslow was promoted to the rank of Commodore as a result of this action. He became a Rear Admiral in 1870 and commanded the Pacific Squadron from then until 1872. Rear Admiral John A. Winslow died on 29 September 1873, soon after retiring from active naval service.

Several U.S. Navy ships have been named in his honor, including Winslow (Torpedo Boat # 5) of 1897-1911, Winslow (Destroyer # 53) of 1915-1936, and Winslow (DD-359, later AG-127) of 1937-1959.

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    Photo #: NH 61614

    Captain John A. Winslow, USN


    Probably photographed in July 1862, when he was promoted to Captain, as he is wearing the uniform that was superceded at the end of that month.
    The original photograph is mounted on a Carte de Visite.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 69KB; 550 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42384

    Captain John A. Winslow, USN


    Photographed circa 1862-63 by Black & Case, 163-173 Wash. St., Boston, Massachusetts.
    The original print is mounted on a Carte de Visite.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 82KB; 440 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 66751

    Commodore John A. Winslow, USN


    Engraved portrait, featuring a facsimile of his signature below the image. He held the rank of Commodore from 1864 to 1870 and is wearing the 1864-69 pattern uniform.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 78KB; 460 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42386

    Commodore John A. Winslow, USN


    Line engraving published circa the 1860s to 1890s.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 119KB; 560 x 675 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 42387

    Commodore John A. Winslow, USN


    Photograph taken circa 1864-69. Its background has been heavily retouched.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 86KB; 590 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: KN-10925 (Color)

    Rear Admiral John A. Winslow (1811-1873)

    Oil on canvas, 28" x 22", by Thomas G. Frothingham, signed and dated by the artist, 1925.

    Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Arthur Winslow and Rear Admiral Cameron Winslow, USN, 1926.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 68KB; 570 x 765 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-KN-10925

     
    Photo #: NH 42385

    Rear Admiral John A. Winslow, USN


    Line engraving published during the later 19th Century.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 105KB; 580 x 725 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 53377

    Civil War Naval Leaders


    Portrait montage engraved by H.B. Hall, New York, and published during the Civil War era, featuring (clockwise from top): Charles Wilkes, John L. Worden, Charles Ellet, Percival Drayton, Hiram Paulding, and Theodorus Bailey.
    In the center is John A. Winslow.
    The picture identified on the original as Charles Ellet is actually of his brother, Alfred W. Ellet. See Photo # NH 49621.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 142KB; 560 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 79287

    Rear Admiral John A. Winslow, USN


    Line engraving, published in "Officers of the Army and Navy who served in the Civil War", 1892.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 120KB; 600 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 61669

    USS Kearsarge (1862-1894)


    Ship's officers pose on deck, at Cherbourg, France, soon after her 19 June 1864 victory over CSS Alabama.
    Her Commanding Officer, Captain John A. Winslow, is 3rd from left, wearing a uniform of the 1862 pattern. Other officers are generally dressed in uniforms of 1863-64 types.
    View looks aft on the port side. At left is Kearsarge's after XI-inch Dahlgren pivot gun, with its training tracks on the deck alongside.
    Those present are identified in Photo # NH 61669 (complete caption).

    The original glass negative is held by the Library of Congress.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 140KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     

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