Historical records matching Rear Admiral George Beall Balch
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About Rear Admiral George Beall Balch
- George's birth, military and death information are available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Balch
- During the Civil War, George began his service as a naval captain in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron. He commanded the steamer USS Pocahontas, before being promoted to commodore on 16 July 1862. He took command of the screw-sloop Pawnee and joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in its operations near Charleston, South Carolina and nearly islands, rivers, and creeks, and then along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts during Maj. Gen. William Sherman's campaigns in that area.
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Rear Admiral George Beall Balch's Timeline
| 1821 |
January 3, 1821
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Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
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| 1845 |
November 11, 1845
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| 1865 |
1865
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| 1870 |
June 6, 1870
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Georgetown, DC, United States
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| 1872 |
February 15, 1872
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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1874
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| 1908 |
April 16, 1908
Age 87
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Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
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