 percival drayton (25 august 1812â4 august 1865) was a career united states navy officer who served during the american civil war. he commanded naval forces against confederate forts defended by his brother thomas f. drayton in the capture of port royal, south carolina in 1861. he died after the war in washington, dc. ==biography== born in charleston, south carolina, percival drayton was the son of anna gadsden and william drayton, a prominent lawyer and us representative. he had an older brother thomas f. drayton. in 1833 the family relocated to philadelphia, pennsylvania following the nullification crisis, as william drayton was a unionist. he was appointed as president of the second bank of the united states. thomas, already grown, stayed in south carolina. william drayton was a descendant of what had been a large landholding family in south carolina. in the 1770s, his father william drayton sr had sold his property in south carolina to his uncle john drayton, after being appointed in the 1770s as chief justice of the province of east florida."drayton family papers", including correspondence from 1783â1896, historical society of pennsylvania, accessed 1 may 2012 john drayton's branch consolidated the holdings at magnolia plantation. after the american revolutionary war, william drayton, sr. returned to south carolina with his family and became prominent in its politics. ==military career== percival drayton was appointed a midshipman in the navy in december 1827 and initially served in the south atlantic on board the frigate . he attained the rank of lieutenant in february 1838 and had assignments in the mediterranean, pacific, and atlantic, as well as shore duty at the naval observatory in washington, d.c., and at the [[new y
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