USS Brooklyn (1858)
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USS Brooklyn was a sloop-of-war authorized by the U.S. Congress and commissioned in 1859. Brooklyn was active in Caribbean operations until the start of the American Civil War at which time she became
USS Brooklyn
USS Brooklyn dressed overall and with her yards manned at the Naval Review on April 29, 1889.
Brooklyn under attack by CSS Manassas
James Alden Jr.
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James Alden Jr. was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. In the Mexican–American War he participated in the captures of Veracruz, Tuxpan, and Tabasco. Fighting on the Union side in the Civil War,
USS Brooklyn (1858)
…on the 22d, and reached the New York Navy Yard on the 25th. Recommissioned on April 14, 1864, Brooklyn put to sea on 10 May under the command of Capt. James Alden, Jr. and rejoined her squadron off Mobile Bay on the last day of the month. There Farragut—who had resumed command—was eager to capture that strategic port…
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James Alden Jr.