The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-21
Sketches OF the Officers OF tho Shenan-
h.

dOah.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JAMES J. wADDELL
James j. Waddcl the chief Of the pirate OF the
Shenandoah, Is native Of Pttsboro, Chatham county,
N. c. and entered the United States naval service at
Portsmouth, Va, the receiving ship Pennsylvania, in
1S41 having graduated ut the Naval Academy by "the
skin Of his teeth.n few months after he shot in
the hip in duel with another midshipman. After If
teen years service aoat he made Assistant Profess
Of Navigation &C. at the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis Nd In 1859 he ordered to the East India squad
ron, and in 1861, when the broke out, mailed his
resignation from st. Helena His for resigning
was given by him in letter published by him in Jan
nary, 1862 as owing to his 'sunwngness TO bear
against his fathers home and relatives in the seeded
States" He declared explicitly that be had property
in the seeded States, that he not no tile to the
stuton Of the United States VERY few Of the rebels wee
according TO their story that he veneraed the flag and
wished that he might hazard life and limb defence
against some foreign foe like cruel neutral Old England.
The true that he engaged be married
to young lady Of Annapolis whose family was strongly
inclined to be rebellious. This lady, Miss Iglehart,
daughter Of James gsn wealthy h
act His resignation not accepted and he stands
the navy register Of 1862 as dismissed In February,
while on parole not TO leave Annapolis, he the
blockade 70 Richmond and entered the rebel navy His
March 81, 1882 He assigned to duty at Drury's
Bluff defences, on James river Subsequently he had a
command in Charleston barber, from which he ran the
blockade In 1894 to take command OF the Shenandoah
The date Of his promotion 70 lieutenant commander is
not known.
FIRST LIEUTENANT WILLIAM c. wHITTLE, JR.
This officer is q native Of the State Of Virginia. and
graduate Of the Annapolis Naval Academy. he entered
the United States service as acting MILDLY September
"a Is as n sae
rant as midshipman on the 18th Of june 1858. He
made his first cruise at in the steam rgate Roanoke
returning in September 1857 and, being placed under
orders FOR examination, SO remaining until 1853 He
sgned early in 1851, and entered the rebel service
next dated February S. 1882 he was on duty in 1868 in
the Chatahoochee in Mobile bay whence he
the blockade to England in 1894 800.
FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN GRIMBALL
is native Of South Carolina and renegade graduate Of
the Naval Academy He entered the United states
vice acting MILDLY September 30 1854 and received
his warrant as midshpman on June H. 1855 He was
sent to sea on his first cruise in the MACEDONIAN He en-
tered the rebel navy as first lieutenant in May 1851 his
commission was issued to him February g. 1852.
SIDNEY SMITH LEE
the junior Of that name, Is the OF Captain Sidney
Smith Lee Of the rebel navy, and nephew Of Robert r.
Lee He entered the rebel navy volunteer lieutenant
lieutenant for the war;, the volunteer officers Of
his commission November !, 1862 He was originally on
duty on the steamer Atlanta.
FRANCIS T. CHEW
IL native Of Tennessee in the United States
service and entered the rebel service smaster
the liue of promotion" on October 15 1862 He the
blockade from Mobile, where he was on duty in 1862
the steamer Mobile
SECOND LIEUTENANT D. N. SCALES,
a native OF Virginia, appointed to the United States
Naval Academy from Mississippi in 1852 resigned his
middys warrant In 1850, and was appointed passed
mdshipman OF the rebel navy In May, 1851, receiving
his warrant October, 1862 He promoted second
lieutenant 1894 and ordered from the Atlanta to the
Shenandoah.
PASSED NIDsHIPMAN o. A. BROWNE.
Promotion appears not TO have been very rapid in the
rebel navy as in the rebel army. GA. Brown, who
was passed midshpman OF the Shenandoah, was a
MILDLY Of the third and unexamned class Of the rebel
navy in 1891 He resigned tho position In the
United States navy. He Is native Of Virginia, and
entered the United States service September 90 $780,
and that Of the rebels July 8, 1861
PASSED NIDsHIPMAN JOHN r. MASON
IL the son OF Mason of Mason and Sdel not0rety He
was born In Virginia. and entered the rebel navy Sep
TENDER n, 1851 receiving warrant midshipman in
August of the same year.