Fincastle, Virginia
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Fincastle is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 755 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Botetourt County. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area.
The historic Botetourt County Courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia.
William Radford
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William Radford 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.
Fincastle, Virginia
…John M. Peck (died 1985), member of the Virginia House of Delegates William Radford (1808–1890), Union Navy officer and later Admiral…
USS Brandywine off Malta, November 6, 1831
U.S. frigate Savannah, flagship of the Pacific Squadron, 1844
U.S. frigate New Ironsides, Commodore Radford's flagship, 1864
USS Franklin in 1864