page_title: William Radford
hierarchical_section_title: William Radford
caption_attribution_description: English: Daguerrotype
context_page_description: William Radford was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, in which he remained loyal to the Union, despite his Virginia birth. Radford commanded the Ironclad Division in the attacks on Fort Fisher to assert Union control of Cape Fear.
context_section_description: William Radford (September 9, 1809 – January 8, 1890) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, in which he remained loyal to the Union, despite his Virginia birth. Radford commanded the Ironclad Division in the attacks on Fort Fisher (December 1864/January 1865) to assert Union control of Cape Fear.
caption: From 1860 daguerreotype
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