In 1860 Armstrong was given command of the Pensacola Navy Yard. On January 12, 1861, two days after Florida voted to secede from the Union he surrendered the facility to the secessionists.[1]
Captain Armstrong was Court Martialed on May 4, 1861. "The proceedings of Captain Armstrong's court martial appears to be missing from the rest of the proceedings deposited in the National Archives so the testimony surrounding exactly what happened that day between Conway and Renshaw that lead to the Court submitting a communication to Welles is unavailable. Conway eventually got "some appropriate mark of approbation" bestowed in 1939 and 1942 when hulls DD-70 and DD-507 were named in his honor." - General Naval Order
james, armstrong, naval, officer, commodore, james, armstrong, january, 1794, august, 1868, officer, united, states, navy, commodorejames, armstrongborn, 1794, january, 1794shelbyville, kentucky, usdiedaugust, 1868, 1868, aged, salem, massachusetts, usburiedha. Commodore James Armstrong 17 January 1794 27 August 1868 was an officer in the United States Navy CommodoreJames ArmstrongBorn 1794 01 17 January 17 1794Shelbyville Kentucky USDiedAugust 27 1868 1868 08 27 aged 74 Salem Massachusetts USBuriedHarmony Grove CemeteryService wbr branchUnited States NavyYears of service1809 1861RankCommodoreCommands heldEast India Squadron Pensacola Navy YardBattles warsWar of 1812 Second Opium War Battle of the Pearl River FortsArmstrong joined the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1809 and served on the sloop of war Frolic when it was seized by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812 Promoted to commodore and given command of the East India Squadron in 1855 Armstrong served aboard the squadron s flagship San Jacinto during the Second Opium War Following the battle of the Pearl Forts Armstrong s health began to fail and he returned to the United States In 1860 Armstrong was given command of the Pensacola Navy Yard On January 12 1861 two days after Florida voted to secede from the Union he surrendered the facility to the secessionists 1 Captain Armstrong was Court Martialed on May 4 1861 The proceedings of Captain Armstrong s court martial appears to be missing from the rest of the proceedings deposited in the National Archives so the testimony surrounding exactly what happened that day between Conway and Renshaw that lead to the Court submitting a communication to Welles is unavailable Conway eventually got some appropriate mark of approbation bestowed in 1939 and 1942 when hulls DD 70 and DD 507 were named in his honor General Naval OrderArmstrong was born in Shelbyville Kentucky He died in Salem Massachusetts at the age of 74 and is buried in the Harmony Grove Cemetery 2 3 References edit Miller J Michael Spring 1991 Marine s Telling of 1861 Florida Navy Yard Fall Given PDF Fortitudine XX 4 United States Marine Corps History Division 8 permanent dead link American Civil War Phillips Library Digital CollectionsExternal links edit James Armstrong Find a Grave Retrieved 2008 03 27 General Naval OrderMilitary officesPreceded byJoel Abbot Commander East India Squadron15 October 1855 29 January 1858 Succeeded byJosiah Tattnall III nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Armstrong naval officer amp oldid 1177117418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
