William Radford
William Radford | |
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1860 daguerreotype | |
| Born | September 9, 1809 Fincastle, Virginia |
| Died | January 8, 1890 (aged 80) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Oak Hill Cemetery Plot: Reno Hill, Lot 916 |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1825–1870 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands | USS Lexington USS Dacotah USS Cumberland USS New Ironsides North Atlantic Squadron European Squadron |
| Battles / wars | Second Seminole War Mexican–American War American Civil War |
| Relations | William Clark Stephen W. Kearny Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr. Sophie Radford de Meissner William R. Coyle François E. Matthes Rosemary Radford Ruether |
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William Radford [September 9, 1809 – January 8, 1890 (aged 80)] 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.