serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place placeofburial_label battles placeofburial birth_date rank article_title name
1812 & ndash ; 1872 25px united states navy falmouth 2 st. lawrence 1848 2 susquehanna 1850 2 brazil squadron 1827 2 vixen 1846 2 north carolina 1820 2 october 1883 baltimore , maryland brooklyn , new york city place of burial war war of 1812 mexican -- american war american civil green-wood cemetery , brooklyn 13 may 1795 rear admiral joshua r. sands
 joshua ratoon sands
joshua r. sands

joshua ratoon sands -lrb- may 13 , 1795 -- october 2 , 1883 -rrb- was an officer in the united states navy who rose to the rank of rear admiral .
he served in the war of 1812 , the mexican -- american war , and the civil war .
