The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-26
CAPT. BARRY FIRST COMMANDER OF U. S. navy
Long List Of Heroes Of Irish Origin Who Rendered.
Themselves Conspicuou. by Their Galantry ay
q. ~.. in the War of 1912. .#E *

British in America was won at
Machils Bay by Captain o'Brien., June
IL, ;i175. There were six brothers OF
the gQ'Briens in the battle. MacNiall
and Coolbroth were killed; John Ber-
ry. John Cole: and Isaac Taft were
wounded. The daughter. Of Captain
Jeremiah o'Brten was the mother OF
John z. Halls, and John o'Brien, his
brother, htted cut the privateer called
the "IItbernia:'' Captain John Barry,
WashtnEton hoiored BY giving him. the
nrst command in the American Navy
which entities him to be. called the
father Of the American. Navy; Barry's
prizes from one voyage. alone brought
into French ports and there Sold. are;
reported to have amounted to $3.50
900. ). It was losses like this that
c4used the British merchants to- pett-
Hon - Is y ~ :Ls
dftey. q: naval ASnieerss ins tif1e
s Asid 58ibrtes. whose career was =
bNfSSof jhArotsm," ana grandfather. g.
A4misal !. Is porter washington ap-
painted Henry Knox secretary of the
rGxS.s John Mitchell, muster master
general Of, the state navy in ). 1z75.
served: without pay; he. was also an
ofacer on the armed. boats Chatham"
ana Ranger; he was Irish born, and
asmember Of: the Friendly Sons IF st.
Patrick. ..a: $50
>,comnidd ore oliver. Hazard Perry,
the victor.'of Lake Erie, was the son. of
Sarah Alexander. of Newry, County
Down, from a family of famous Irish
patriots. The name Hazard also proves
that: the ~Perrys were Irish, as that
name originated in the north of Ire
land from q French Huguenot family
named .IIaserett. Commodore Mat
thew .Gafbraith Perry and Commodore
Oliver Perry were of the same family;
while Admiral Rodgers was a grand
son ,of. Commodore Perry. Commodore
Thomas MacDonough was the son Of
Major MacDonough, Of the Revolution.
who was born in Ireland and related
to. John. MacDonough; founder Of the
Maenonoush: school, Baltimore, Md.
Andrew: Caldwell was appointed COM
naodore Of; the Pennsylvania navy, and
was: in command Of the fleet which
repelled the attack Of the British ships
"Roebuck'''' and Liverpool" which
came up. the Delaware on May g. 1776.
Castle Caldwell. Fernaugh,, was the or
isinal home Of a number Of this. fam
ilyt in the. Revolution.
Captain George Reed, who com
r,anded the "vixen" in the War of
1872. ~was.the youngest son Of. Brig.
Gen. Joseph Reed, secretary and aide
toIwashington. =,
Commodore Lawrence, Of "Dont
give up the ship fame, was an Irish
man. Commodore Charles Stewart,
Born of, Irish, parents, at Philadelphia,
ins177s, served under Commodore Bar
ry' on his: first cruise, along with Deca-
tur. whose mother was also Irish.
Commodore Stewart was the: father
Of Mrs. Stewart Parnell. the mother
Of. Charles Stewart Parnell. A Lieu
tenant. AAen. an 1rishman, captured
the "Macedonfa.'' Lieutenant James
rrant wAs Irish born. -.
Rear. Admiral A., R. Hughes, who
was forty-nve years in the navy, was
of Irish ancestry. william Graham.
secretary Of the navy, was. son Of
General Joseph Graham of the Revolu-
ton, whose father was from County
Down. Commodore Lawrence Kear-
ney and Commodore Bowen (0'Buain).
were. Of Irish origin. Naval Com
% mander John Shaw, who captured the
'F'lanlbeau." was born in Mount Mel
HEX Queens County. John Pendleton
Kennedy secretary Of the navy, was
~ Irish parents. 1Brisadier-Gener
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