page_title: William D. Gregory
section_title: Naval service (1861–1862)
hierarchical_section_title: William D. Gregory / Life and career / Naval service (1861–1862)
caption_attribution_description: English: The steamers E.B. Hale and Stars &amp; Stripes fitting out at the New York Navy Yard, during the summer of 1861
context_page_description: William Doliber Gregory was an American sea captain born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Gregory was captain of the clipper ship Tejuca from her 1854 completion to her foundering and sinking in an 1856 hurricane; Gregory and most of his crew were rescued only at the last moment by the courageous intervention of a passing ship. Gregory was later commander of the bark Albers, and in 1857 is said to have put down a riot on his ship virtually singlehanded.
  With the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, Gregory took a temporary commission in the United States Navy and was given command of the brig USS Bohio. Bohio under Gregory's command took a number of prizes, the most remarkable example of which involved a ruse to disguise his vessel as a steamship in order to deceive the enemy into surrendering.
  After resigning from the Navy, Gregory struggled to find a new command due to the exigencies of war. His last voyage as a mariner was reportedly made in 1866.
context_section_description: With the outbreak of the civil war in April 1861, the United States Navy needed to undertake a rapid expansion, despite having lost many officers to the newly formed Confederate States of America. To address the critical shortage of personnel, the Navy created temporary commissions, enabling volunteers from the merchant marine to become naval officers with little or no additional training. In the autumn of 1861, William Gregory and his brothers Michael and Samuel all volunteered for, and received, such commissions.
caption: E. B. Hale and Stars and Stripes fitting out at the New York Navy Yard, 1861
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