serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
1856 -- 1875 united states navy uss '' moose '' logansport , indiana 13 april 1875 logansport , indiana united states of america american civil war 1 october 1835 commander leroy fitch
 leroy fitch
leroy fitch

leroy fitch , born 1 october 1835 in logansport , indiana , was a member of the united states naval academy class of 1856 , and served with great distinction in the american civil war and afterward .
commanding `` moose '' in the mississippi squadron , in 1863 he pursued general john hunt morgan , csa , the famed raider , for 500 miles up the ohio river , frustrating morgan 's attempts to cross the river and retire to confederate territory .
commander fitch died in logansport , ind. , 13 april 1875 .
