MEXICAN/CIVIL WAR CAPTURE NEW ORLEANS FORT CAPTAIN ADMIRAL BOGGS DOCUMENT SIGNED

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Here’s a Document Signed by Civil War and Mexican War U.S. Naval Hero,
ADMIRAL CHARLES S. BOGGS
(1811 – 1888)
REAR-ADMIRAL, USN,
CIVIL WAR NAVY CAPTAIN OF THE STEAM SLOOPS “
USS JUNIATA
” and “
USS SACRAMENTO
,” WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON
CIVIL WAR NAVY COMMANDER COMMANDING THE GUNBOAT “
USS VARUNA
” FIGHTING HER WITH DISTINCTION AT THE CAPTURE OF FORTS ST. PHILIP and JACKSON, and OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA IN 1862,
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR NAVAL LIEUTENANT AT THE SIEGE OF VERA CRUZ, and COMMANDING THE SHIP SENT FROM PRINCETON THAT DESTROYED THE CAPTURED BRIG. TRUXTON,
Admiral Boggs is especially remembered for causing an international incident by demanding the surrender of the Confederate States of America Ironclad Albermarle in the Harbor of Havana, an Act resented by the Spanish Government
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HERE’S A BROOKLYN NAVY YARD PAY DOCUMENT RECEIPT SIGNED BY BOGGS FOR PAY OF 4.86,
1p
.,DATED MARCH 1,
1855
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BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY BOGGS WITH HIS CHARACTERISTIC PARAPH.
USS
Varuna
sinking after being rammed by the CSS Governor Moore twice, and once by the CSS Stonewall Jackson. She
sank within 15 minutes, with her guns still firing as she went down!
The document measures 8 ¼” x 3” and is in Very Fine Condition.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF REAR-ADMIRAL BOGGS
Rear Admiral Charles Stuart Boggs
(28 January 1811 - 22 April 1877) served in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
Early life and career
Boggs was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was appointed a Midshipman in November 1826 and was assigned to the Boston Navy Yard until 1830, when he began two years at sea on board the brig Porpoise.
For the rest of the 1830s and the 1840s he had duties ashore and afloat, receiving his commission as Lieutenant in 1837, while serving in the ship of the line North Carolina.
He was an officer in the steamer Princeton during the Mexican-American War and executive officer of the frigate St. Lawrence in 1851.
Civil War service
In December 1861 Boggs was given command of the gunboat Varuna, fighting her with distinction during the Battle of New Orleans the following April. Varuna was lost in the battle with 184 casualties. Receiving his Captain's commission in July 1862, during the rest of the American Civil War he was commanding officer of the steam sloops Juniata and Sacramento, with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, the steam cruiser Connecticut in the West Indies, and had special duty at the New York Navy Yard.
Post-war service and last years
In 1866-1868 Boggs commanded the steamer DeSoto. As a Commodore, he had another tour of lighthouse inspection during this time.
His final seagoing service was as commander of the European Fleet in 1871. Retired in January 1872, he remained on duty as Secretary of the Light House Board until mid-1873.
Rear Admiral Charles S. Boggs died at New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 22 April 1877. He is buried in the churchyard of Christ Episcopal Church.
Namesake
The destroyer USS Boggs (DD-136) was named for him. USS Boggs was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later redesignated as AG-19 and then as DMS-3, and back again to AG-19. She was the first ship named for Admiral Charles Boggs.
Boggs was launched on 25 April 1918 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss Ruth Hascal; and commissioned on 23 September 1918, with Commander H. V. McKittrick in command. Boggs departed San Diego in March 1919 for a six months cruise along the east coast, in the North Atlantic, and in the Caribbean. Upon her return she served with the Pacific Fleet until being placed out of commission on 29 June 1922. Redesignated a miscellaneous auxiliary (AG-19) on 5 September 1931, she was re-commissioned on 19 December 1931 and assigned to Mobile Target Division 1, Battle Force, for high-speed radio control tests, target towing, and minesweeping. Except for a cruise to the east coast (January-October 1934) she served off the west coast until 1940. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 11 September 1940. Late in 1940, she was reclassified a high speed minesweeper (DMS-3).
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 found Boggs at sea, but she returned later in the day to sweep the approaches and anchorage. She remained at Pearl Harbor on minesweeping, patrol, and training duty until January 1943 when she made a run to Canton Island, Phoenix Islands, with supplies. She returned to Pearl on Harbor 2 March 1943, and for the next year served in the vicinity as a patrol vessel, minesweeper, and towboat. She served as a target towing vessel with the Operational Training Command out of San Diego (12 April 1944-March 1945).
Following overhaul at San Pedro, California, from March through June 1945, she was stripped of her sweeping gear and reclassified 'AG-19, 5 June 1945. Fitted for high-speed target towing, Boggs arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, via Pearl Harbor, on 15 August 1945. She remained at Eniwetok until 6 October 1945 and then returned to the United States, arriving in early 1946. Boggs was decommissioned on 20 March 1946 and sold on 27 November 1946.
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