Augustus Kilty
{{Infobox military person
| name = Augustus Henry Kilty
| image = File:Capt. Augustus H. Kilty, U.S.N. LOC cwpb.07406.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1807|11|25}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1879|11|10|1807|11|25}}
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| birth_place = Annapolis, Maryland
| death_place = Baltimore, Maryland
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| allegiance = United States of America
| branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
| serviceyears = 1821–1868
| rank = 35px Rear admiral
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| commands = {{USS|Mound City|1862|6}}
{{USS|Roanoke|1855|6}}
| battles = Second Sumatran Expedition
American Civil War
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Rear Admiral Augustus Henry Kilty (November 25, 1807 – November 10, 1879) was a United States Navy officer who served during the Civil War.
Biography
Born at Annapolis, Maryland, Kilty was appointed midshipman on July 4, 1821.{{cite DANFS | title = Kilty| url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/k4/kilty.htm | access-date = 30 August 2010}} He served in the frigate {{USS|Constellation|1797|2}} in the West India Squadron from 1827, then in the frigate {{USS|Hudson|1826|2}} in the Brazil Squadron from 1829.{{cite web
|url= https://archive.org/stream/cu31924098819968/cu31924098819968_djvu.txt
|title=The records of living officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps: with a history of naval operations during the rebellion of 1861-5, and a list of the ships and officers participating in the great battles
|work=archive.org
|author = Hamersly, Lewis R.
|date=February 1870
|access-date=30 August 2010
}} Kilty was promoted to passed midshipman on April 28, 1832, and served aboard the schooner {{USS|Grampus|1821|2}} in the West India Squadron in 1832–34.
He was commissioned as a lieutenant on September 6, 1837, and served on the sloop {{USS|John Adams|1799|2}} in the East India Squadron, taking part in Commodore George Reid's operations in defense of American merchantmen at Quallah Batto in 1839. He then served on the frigates {{USS|Columbus|1819|2}} and {{USS|United States|1797|2}} in the Mediterranean Squadron between 1843 and 1848.
In 1850 he was stationed on the receiving ship at New York, and was at Baltimore a year later, returning to New York in 1855. Kilty was simultaneously promoted to commander on September 14, 1855, and placed on the Reserve List.{{cite web
|url= http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-k.htm
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060623174633/http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-k.htm
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= June 23, 2006
|title=US Navy Officers: 1775–1900 (K)
|work=history.navy.mil
|access-date=30 August 2010
}}
Kilty returned to the Active List on January 6, 1859, and was stationed in Baltimore in 1860 as a recruiting officer. From 1861 Kilty commanded the ironclad gunboat {{USS|Mound City|1862|2}} of the Mississippi Flotilla, and saw action at Island No. 10 and Fort Pillow. He commanded an expedition to White River, Arkansas, and during the operation, on June 17, 1862, was severely wounded, causing the loss of his left arm. Kilty received his commission as a captain on July 16, 1862, and spent the years 1863–64 on ordnance duty. He commanded the ironclad frigate {{USS|Roanoke|1855|2}} in the North Atlantic Squadron from 1864 to 1865, and was promoted to commodore on July 25, 1866, and served as the Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Kilty was placed on the Retired List on November 25, 1868, and received promotion to rear admiral on July 13, 1870. He died on November 10, 1879.
Namesake
See also
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
Notes
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References
- {{DANFS|https://web.archive.org/web/20101207234759/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/k4/kilty.htm}}
- {{Appletons'}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110615232957/http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/25761 Picture History : Augustus H. Kilty (1807-1879)]
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Category:United States Navy admirals