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	Franklin Buchanan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1859-61, Captain Buchanan was the Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard.
		In August 1862, Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Admiral and sent to command Confederate naval forces at Mobile Bay, Alabama.
		He oversaw the construction of the ironclad CSS Tennessee and was on board her during the Battle of Mobile Bay with Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut's Union fleet on 5 August 1864.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franklin_Buchanan (428 words)

	Buchanan dd 131
		Buchanan got underway for the Pacific 28 May 1942 She played an effective role in the landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi (7-9 August) and on 9 August she was present during the Battle of Savo Island and rescued many survivors of Astoria (CA-44), Quincy (CA-39), Vincennes (CA-44), and HMAS Canberra, sunk during the battle.
		Buchanan was damaged when she collided with Woodworth (DD-460) during the latter engagement and retired to Noumea for repairs.
		Buchanan was recommissioned 11 December 1948 at Charleston and underwent shakedown and refresher training with a nucleus Turkish crew aboard.
	www.multied.com /navy/destroyer/Buchanandd131.html (1349 words)

	Admiral Franklin Buchanan
		Franklin Buchanan was a native of Maryland, but was appointed to the Navy from Pennsylvania, entering on January 28, 1815.
		Buchanan was a bold commander, as were all the top commanders of the day.
		Buchanan was removed to the Naval Hospital on the Elizabeth River the next morning where he spent the next few months(?) recovering from his wounds.
	cssvirginia.org /vacsn3/crew/virginia/buchanan.htm (749 words)

	A Moment In Time with Dan Roberts
		Buchanan knew his future course would be closely tied to that of his native Maryland and for a time in the spring of 1861 it appeared as though Maryland would join the ranks of those states departing the Union.
		Later, Buchanan supervised the construction of the ironclad CSS Tennessee and commanded it in the Battle of Mobile Bay in the summer of 1864.
		Buchanan died in 1874, an excellent leader in action, but one who little understood the emotions at work in a nation at war with itself.
	www.amomentintime.com /transcript.asp?AMIT_ID=2826 (459 words)

	Chesson Review: Spring 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Buchanan became the chief Confederate naval officer under Stephen Mallory, but his rashness had cost him his home, many of his friends—and what he had served and loved so well, his connection to the U.S. Navy.
		He pulls no punches on Buchanan’s pursuit of homosexuals, whether senior petty officers or a seaman caught in the hammock with a ship’s boy, or a prominent fellow officer, Thomas ap Catesby Jones (confused in the index with his nephew, Catesby ap Roger Jones).
		Buchanan lost his postwar job as a college president when he fired half the faculty without consulting the trustees, including one professor for his sexual orientation.
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/review/2000/spring/br15-sp0.htm (696 words)

	Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Franklin Buchanan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 13, 1800.
		Buchanan was wounded by a bullet in the action and had to leave the ship before her battle with USS Monitor on the following day.
		Following the conflict, Buchanan was for a time president of the Maryland Agricultural College (1868-69), and afterward was for a few months an agent for a St. Louis life insurance company in Mobile until 1870, when he again took up residence in Maryland.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/buchanan1.html (559 words)

	Untitled Document
		Born in Baltimore, Md. 17 September 1800, Franklin Buchanan entered the Navy as a Midshipman at the age of 14 on board the frigate JAVA in 1815.
		When Buchanan tried to recall his resignation, the Secretary of the navy wrote him saying the President had stricken his name from the rolls of the navy.
		In February, 1862, Buchanan was placed in command of the navel defense of the James River on board ironclad CSS Virginia (aka USS Merrimack in US Navy before capture at Norfolk and conversion into ironclad).
	www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org /frankbuchanan.html (393 words)

	Buchanan, Franklin - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Appointed a midshipman in 1815, Buchanan rose to be a commander in 1841.
		He was chief adviser to Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft in planning the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and was its first superintendent (1845-47).
		Promoted to ranking officer in the Confederate navy, he was forced to surrender to David G. Farragut in the battle of Mobile Bay (Aug. 5, 1864).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-BuchannF.html (286 words)

	USS Buchanan DDG 14
		The USS Buchanan was named for Franklin Buchanan, a Captain in the United States Navy and an Admiral in the Confederate States Navy.
		Buchanan is one of three Adams class DDG's commisioned during the centennial of the Civil War that were named after Confederate naval officers.
		Buchanan replaced barrels and repaired battle damage in Da Nang from USS Hector was First time in Vietnam war for US ship to be serviced in war zone.
	www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org (1034 words)

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		The second Buchanan (DD-484) was launched 22 November 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N. J.; sponsored by Miss Hildreth Meiere, great-granddaughter of Admiral Buchanan; and commissioned 21 March 1942, Lt. Cdr.
		She played an effective role in the landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi (7-9 August) and on 9 August she was present during the Battle of Savo Island and rescued many survivors of Astoria (CA-34), Quincy (CA-39), Vincennes (CA-44), and HMAS Canberra, sunk during the battle.
		Buchanan was damaged when she collided with Woodworth (DD-460) during the latter engagement and retired to Noumea f or repairs.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy/dd484txt.htm (865 words)

	USS Buchanan (DD-484), Gleaves-class destroyer in World War II
		USS Buchanan (DD-484), Gleaves-class destroyer in World War II Dependable in her readiness for combat and bold in fulfilling her missions” reads the Presidential Unit Citation describing the long first wartime tour of USS Buchanan, Gleaves- (Bristol-)class DD 484, in the Solomon Islands, 1942–44.
		Buchanan was laid down with Aaron Ward at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, 11 February 1941.
		Buchanan’s final wartime assignment was at Tokyo Bay.
	www.destroyerhistory.org /benson-gleavesclass/ussbuchanan/index.html (373 words)

	US People--Buchanan, Franklin (1800-1874)
		Franklin Buchanan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 13 September 1800.
		In August 1862, Buchanan was promoted to the rank of Admiral and sent to command Confederate Navy forces on Mobile Bay, Alabama.
		He oversaw the construction of the ironclad CSS Tennessee and was on board her during her gallant battle with Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut's Union fleet on 5 August 1864.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-b/f-buchan.htm (713 words)

	George Buchanan (1796 -1879), University of Pennsylvania Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		George Buchanan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 26, 1796, the son of George Buchanan, a prominent doctor and abolitionist, and Loetitia McKean.
		Buchanan's two marriages resulted in the birth of one daughter, Evan Miles.
		George Buchanan's younger brother, Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874) served as a U.S. naval officer and, in 1845, as first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
	www.archives.upenn.edu /histy/people/1700s/buchanan_geo.html (166 words)

	Franklin Buchanan - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Franklin Buchanan - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Buchanan, James (1791-1868), 15th president of the United States (1857-1861).
		Saint Joseph (city), city, seat of Buchanan County, northwestern Missouri, on the Missouri River; incorporated as a city 1885.
	encarta.msn.com /Franklin_Buchanan.html (103 words)

	Catherine Barnes Historical Autographs > Franklin Buchanan autograph, letters, documents, manuscripts, signatures
		A very scarce letter from Franklin Buchanan, the U.S., and later Confederate, naval officer who enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1815 and went on to serve as the first superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, in the Mexican War, and in the Perry expedition to Japan.
		In this letter, written early in Buchanan's career when he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, he seeks the aid of the Navy Department's chief clerk in securing a post.
		As the Secy cannot as yet be acquainted with the services of officers, I shall be much indebted to you for your influence in my behalf; and for the many marks of friendship, previously shown to my brother McK and myself, I shall always feel grateful to you.
	www.barnesautographs.com /pages/inventory/buchanan_fr.htm (331 words)

	Maryland Agricultural College Former President Franklin Buchanan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A native of Baltimore, Buchanan had been the first superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and the highest-ranking admiral in the Confederate navy.
		Buchanan, however, neglected to file the annual report required by law.
		Subsequent inquiries by the trustees revealed that Buchanan had committed the institution to approximately $6,000 in debts.
	www.inform.umd.edu /CampusInfo/Departments/PRES/pastpres/buchanan (88 words)

	Franklin Buchanan
		BUCHANAN, Franklin, naval officer, born in Baltimore, Maryland, 17 September, 1800; died in Talbot County, Maryland, 11 May, 1874.
		Subsequently he was placed in command of the naval defenses of Mobile, and there superintended the construction of the iron-clad ram "Tennessee," which he commanded during the action with the union fleet in Mobile bay, 5 August, 1864.
		His vessel finally surrendered after her armor had been Infiltrated and her steering apparatus disabled, and Admiral Buchanan was again wounded and taken prisoner of war, but was exchanged in February following.
	famousamericans.net /franklinbuchanan (653 words)

	Maryland's two Rebel admirals - Civil War - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Franklin Buchanan was one of the most illustrious officers in the Federal Navy.
		Buchanan was promoted to admiral in August 1862 and sent to command Confederate naval forces in Mobile Bay, off the coast of Alabama.
		Buchanan later moved back to Maryland and died at his estate on the Eastern Shore in 1874.
	washingtontimes.com /civilwar/20061027-084250-2517r.htm (777 words)

	AAS/CTA Buchanan Book Prize Winners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Franklin R. Buchanan Prize is awarded to Jean and Donald Johnson for the sourcebook India: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.
		Therefore, it is particularly appropriate that the Buchanan Prize, named for a great teacher of Asian Studies educators, be awarded to Donald and Jean Johnson, outstanding contributors to the study of Asia and India in particular.
		In selecting you as the special first recipient of the Franklin Buchanan Award, the Association for Asian Studies both honors your long standing commitment to the development of innovative teaching materials, and applauds the time and energy you have put into helping teachers at all levels of our educational system.
	www.aasianst.org /book-prizes-buchanan.htm (1888 words)

	Amazon.com: Confederate Admiral: The Life and Wars of Franklin Buchanan (Library of Naval Biography): Books: Craig L. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Franklin Buchanan is best known for taking the Confederate ironclad Virginia into action at Hampton Roads in 1862 and later commanding the ironclad Tennessee against Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
		Buchanan's resignation from the U.S. Navy in April 1861 as the nation teetered on the brink of Civil War is one of the many dramatic episodes in this revealing biography.
		This stimulating and authoritative biography chronicles Buchanan's life as a midshipman on the square-rigged sailing frigate Java and as a commander at the helm of the coal-burning side-wheel steamer Susquehanna.
	www.amazon.com /Confederate-Admiral-Franklin-Buchanan-Biography/dp/product-description/1557508445 (565 words)

	Amazon.com: "Commander Franklin Buchanan": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Commander Franklin Buchanan had already been selected by the Secretary to beat the head of the new institution.
		Commander Franklin Buchanan was the first out of the lead launch, making him the first American military man to set foot on the...
		On board was McKean Buchanan, the brother of the Virginia's commander, Franklin Buchanan.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Commander-Franklin-Buchanan (576 words)

	RCWRT News Letter for November 2000
		Franklin Buchanan was a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and had a distinguished career in the United States navy prior to the Civil War.
		When the Civil War began, Buchanan attempted to maintain a neutral stance, but in August 1861, he went to Richmond to offer his services to the Confederacy.
		On February 24, 1862, Buchanan received appointment as flag officer in command of the naval defenses on the James River.
	members.tripod.com /~g_cowardin/rcwrt/112000.htm (1483 words)

	Journal of the U. S. S. FRANKLIN MS 2
		The Journal of the U. FRANKLIN is the physical property of Nimitz Library. Copyright belongs to the authors or creators of the works, or their legal representatives. For further information, consult the Head, Special Collections and Archives.
		As part of his naval training, Midshipman Franklin Buchanan (1800-1874) kept this journal, a continuation of the Special Collections and Archives Division’s MS 1, from 23 August 1818 to 21 April 1820.
		The FRANKLIN (ship-of-the-line) was the flagship of the Mediterranean squadron and cruised on station there until March 1820, returning to New York on 24 April 1820.
	www.usna.edu /Library/SpecialCollections/Finding_aid_Frankl.html (340 words)

	Buchanan Bio Page
		Tennessee and was on board her during her gallant battle with Rear Admiral David Glasgow Farragut's Union fleet on 5 August 1864.
		We, the men of The Buchanan Company, are very proud to name our company after such a fine gentleman, sailor, first Superintendent of The United States Naval Academy, historic naval tactician and pioneer of the use of modern naval vessels and the torpedo.
		He served in a Navy that was first to successfully utilize a submarine (the CSS Hunley), the first to make use of iron clad ships and as small as it was, able to stymie the blockade tactics of a much larger country.
	www.scvcamp1574.org /buchanan.htm (501 words)

	USS Buchanan (DDG 14)
		USS BUCHANAN was stricken from the navy list on November 20, 1992, and was sunk as a target during RIMPAC 2000.
		USS BUCHANAN was one of four decommissioned ships that were sunk as targets during RIMPAC 2000.
		The other three ships were the BELKNAP-class cruiser WORDEN (CG 18), the guided missile frigate RAMSEY (FFG 2) and the USS GENERAL HUGH J. The sinking of the ships was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, north of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, and focused on honing weapons firing skills and proficiency.
	navysite.de /dd/ddg14.htm (276 words)

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