INGRAHAM, DUNCAN N.
\ɪnɡɹˈe͡ɪəm], \ɪnɡɹˈeɪəm], \ɪ_n_ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ə_m]\
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(1802-1891), entered the U. S. navy in 1812. While commander of the "St. Louis" in the Mediterranean, in 1853, he secured the liberation of Martin Koszta, a prospective American citizen, who had been seized by Greeks at Smyrna at the instigation of Austrian officials. In 1861 he was appointed chief of ordnance, construction and repair in the Confederate navy.
By John Franklin Jameson
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