NC Civil War Sailors Project

Caleb C. Crabtree, born Granville County, North Carolina; pre-war occupation, wheelwright; enlisted March 15, 1864, aged 20, in the Confederate States Navy. [CSN Shipping Articles.]

Jackson Crabtree, recruited aboard the CSS Savannah, Savannah squadron, in 1864, and transferred, as landsman, on October 6, 1864, from that vessel to the ironclad floating battery CSS Georgia also in the same squadron; transferred to the Richmond station by order of flag officer W.W. Hunter, dated October 19, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 287; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 583; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 648.]

G.L. Craft (surname also shown as Croft), served in the Confederate Naval Department (under Captain Mulligan); originally filed for a post war Confederate pension from Gwinnett County, Georgia; transferred to Fulton County, Georgia, later. [GA Pension Index 249 & 255.]

Henry B. Craft, born Baltimore, Maryland; previously a seaman aboard the merchant schooner Florida, out of Baltimore; cast away near Cape Henry, 1861, and joined the Confederate States Navy; served as coxswain, CSS Fredericksburg; deserted to the Union Army at Dutch Gap, James River, Virginia, November, 1864; interrogated aboard the USS Onondaga, after which he was returned to the Union Army officials. [ORN 1, 11, 101.]

Samuel Craft, born Maryland; carpenter's mate, CSS Ivy, 1861-1862; aged 32; discharged from service, February 8, 1862. [St. Philips.]

J.W. Crafton, CSN; died May 3, 1865; buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. [Tom Brooks.]

John H. Craig, previously served as Private, Company C, First Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, August, 1861; discharged in order to enlist in Confederate States Navy, December 5, 1861; no record of naval service found. [Georgia Rosters, 1, 142.]

W.J. Craig, served in the Confederate States Navy; his widow, America M. Craig, filed for a post war Confederate pension from Baldwin County, Georgia (see also, entry for William J. Craig, who may be the same person). [GA Pension Index 250.]

William E. Craig, born 1824; occupation, oysterman; served as private, company F, 3rd Virginia Infantry; wounded in action at the Peninsula Campaign (?), and discharged at Fort Boykin, November 7, 1861; transferred to the Confederate States Navy. [Nansemond.]

William Jones Craig, born Kentucky, 1843; previous service in the United States Navy, as midshipman, from November 30, 1859; original entry into Confederate States Navy, as acting midshipman, 3rd class, August 28, 1861; served aboard the CSS Virginia, 1862; participated in the engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia, March, 1862; later aboard the CSS Chattahoochee, 1862 - 1863; promoted passed midshipman, January 8, 1864; served on the Savannah squadron, 1864; later aboard the CSS Virginia II, James River squadron, 1864; appointed master, in the line of promotion, Provisional Navy, June 2, 1864; paroled at Nunna Hubba Bluff, Tombigbee River, Alabama, May 10, 1865; after the war he resided in Baldwin County, Georgia; married America M. Porter at Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, in the presence of Thomas P. Porter and Dr. B.C. Craig, March 31, 1868; died at Versailles, Kentucky, August 10, 1878; after his death his wife, America, applied for a widow's pension from Milledgeville, Georgia. [1860 U.S. Census; ORN 1, 7, 47; 1, 10, 671 & 726; 1, 17, 869 and 2, 1, 308; Register1863; Register1864; JCC 4, 122; Porter's Naval History 785; Georgia Confederate pension application.]

William Pleasant Craig, born in Buncombe County, North Carolina; pre-war occupation, shoemaker; enlisted at Buncombe County, May 3, 1861, aged 22, as private, company F, 14th Regiment North Carolina Troops; transferred to the Confederate States Navy on February 18, 1862, for duty aboard the Merrimac (CSS Virginia); served as landsman on this vessel; later enlisted, on an unspecified date, as private, company C, 6th Regiment North Carolina Cavalry, from which he was absent without leave in July-August, 1863; apprehended on an unspecified date; court-martialed and sentenced to be shot, but sentence was suspended on September 12, 1864, after the intercession of North Carolina Governor Zebulon B. Vance. [NCT 2, 471 & 799; 5, 446; ORN 2, 1, 309.]

Walter O. Crain (one source gives his first name as William), born in, and appointed from Louisiana; previous service as Midshipman in the United States Navy, from which he resigned, December 30, 1861 [?]; enlisted at New Orleans, Louisiana, April 20, 1861, as private, company D, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's) Louisiana Infantry; promoted 3rd lieutenant, July 20, 1861; resigned August 24, 1861, and enlisted in the Confederate States Navy; appointed Lieutenant, May 5, 1863; served at the Naval Station, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1863-1864; appointed 1st lieutenant, Provisional Navy, to rank from January 6, 1864; paroled Alexandria, Louisiana, June 3, 1865. [Booth 1, 472; ORN 1, 27, 230; JCC 4, 122.]

James Ellis Crane, served at the Naval Laboratory (?); filed for a post war Confederate pension from DeKalb County, Georgia. [GA Pension Index 250.]

Patrick Crane (also Patrick Crain,), enlisted at New Orleans, Louisiana, July 9, 1861, as musician and private, in company F, 1st (Strawbridge's) Louisiana Infantry; transferred to the Confederate States Navy, April 15, 1864. [Booth 1, 473.]

Samuel Crane, ordinary seaman, ironclad ram CSS Chicora (which operated in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina), July, 1863 - September, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 284; DANFS.]

Samuel Crane, ordinary seaman, steam gunboat CSS Raleigh, North Carolina and Virginia waters, 1862 - 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 301; DANFS.]

Thomas Crane, seaman, ironclad ram CSS Chicora (which operated in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina), July, 1863 - September, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 284; DANFS.]

Thomas Crane, seaman, steam gunboat CSS Raleigh, North Carolina and Virginia waters, 1862 - 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 301; DANFS.]

Thomas Crane, private, Confederate States Marine Corps, see Thomas Prain.

Marsden C. Crapon, born North Carolina, about 1835; resided as an engineer, in 1860, with his wife, Anna, at Smithville district, Brunswick County, North Carolina; served as 3rd assistant engineer aboard the CSS Caswell, Wilmington station, 1861 - 1862; died about March, 1863; a fellow crew member aboard the CSS Caswell, pilot Jacob A.S. Price, was appointed, on March 27, 1863, as administrator of the estate of Crapon after his death. [ORN 2, 1, 282; 1860 U.S. Census; Confederate Navy subject file M - Medical; MN - Discharges from medical custody and deaths; Deaths - discharges, page 54.]

E.J.V. Craven, seaman, CSS Arctic, Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 277.]

C. Crawford, CSN; died November 8, 1864; buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. [Tom Brooks.]

Charles Crawford, ship's corporal (or ship's cook?), ironclad steam sloop CSS Virginia II, James River, Virginia, 1864 - 1865. [ORN 2, 1, 311.]

Charles D. Crawford, enlisted in Beaufort County, North Carolina, May 16, 1862, as private, company K, 3rd Regiment North Carolina Cavalry; transferred to the Confederate States Navy, December 26, 1863; served as yeoman aboard the CSS Neuse, North Carolina, 1864. [NCT 2, 256; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1231.]

Charles H. Crawford, resided in, and enlisted at New Hanover County, North Carolina, January 17, 1862, aged 33, as private, company F, 3rd Regiment North Carolina State Troops; transferred to the Confederate States Navy, April 13, 1864. [NCT 3, 546.]

Daniel W. Crawford, served as seaman in the Confederate States Navy, and was attached to the Naval station at Richmond, Virginia, 1862; died at the Norfolk Hospital on April 19, 1862; after his death, his widow, Anne T. Crawford, was appointed as administrator of his estate. [Confederate Navy subject file M - Medical; MN - Discharges from medical custody and deaths; Deaths - discharges, pages 56 and 58.]

G.G. Crawford, enlisted as landsman in the Confederate States Navy on April 8, 1864, and served as fireman aboard the CSS Chattahoochee, May, 1864; transferred from the floating battery CSS Georgia, Savannah squadron, in September, 1864, to the Naval station at Wilmington, North Carolina. [ORN 1, 17, 700; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 575.]

J. Crawford, Engineer (civilian), Queen of the West, February, 1863. [ORN 1, 24, 407.]

James Crawford, born Ireland, about 1842; served as ordinary seaman aboard the CSS Savannah, Savannah squadron, 1862; transferred, on December 8, 1862, to the CSS Atlanta; later rated as coxswain; captured aboard the CSS Atlanta, at Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863. [Atlanta Medical Journal, see entry dated Sunday, December 14, 1862; ORN 1, 14, 268; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 592.]

James Crawford, landsman, CSS Chattahoochee, April - June, 1864 (operated on the Apalachicola and Chattahoochee Rivers, Florida/Georgia). [ORN 2, 1, 283; DANFS.]

James Crawford, seaman, wooden gunboat CSS Drewry, classed as a tender (which operated on the James River, Virginia), 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 284; DANFS.]

James W. Crawford, served as 1st class boy aboard the CSS St. Mary, Brashear, Louisiana, 1862. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 551.]

Julius Crawford, served as private (?) in the Confederate States Navy; paroled at Raleigh, North Carolina, May 15, 1865. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 656.]

Major Crawford, landsman, ironclad ram CSS Palmetto State, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1863 - 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 298.]

Robert J. Crawford, born Kentucky; original entry into Confederate States Navy, as midshipman, 3rd class, March 28, 1863; served on the Mobile station, 1863; served aboard the CSS Patrick Henry, 1863 - 1864. [Register1864; CSN Register.]

W.D. Crawford, paroled at Nanna Hubba Bluff, Alabama, May 10, 1865. [Porter's Naval History, 785.]

William Crawford, native of England; quarter gunner, CSS Alabama, August 24, 1862-1864; in action off Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864; paid off, and honorably discharged at Southampton, England, 1864; later served as gunner's mate, CSS Shenandoah, 1864-1865; placed in single irons, November 25, 1864, for insolence to master's mate Minor, of the CSS Shenandoah; released a few hours later; triced up, March 2, 1865, for insolence to lieutenant William Whittle; disrated to seaman, March 25, 1865, for insolence at the mast; expiration of service, April 8, 1865; reshipped, June 27, 1865, as seaman; rated gunner's mate on the same day; Whittle describes Crawford as "one of our 1st class petty officers". [Alabama Claims 1, 975; Sinclair; CSS Shenandoah Deck Log; Whittle 76, 119, 129 & 139; ORN 1, 3, 783.]

William M. Crawford, previously served as Private, Company M, 1st Regiment Georgia Regulars, February 19, 1861; promoted corporal; transferred to Confederate States Navy, May 2, 1864; served as Landsman on CSS Palmetto State; captured at Richmond, Virginia, April 3, 1865; released at Newport News, Virginia, June 26, 1865. [Georgia Rosters, 1, 369; Civil War Service Records.]

Charles Crawley, ordinary seaman, steam sloop CSS McRae, (operated in the lower Mississippi River, Louisiana, area); served July - November, 1861. [ORN 2, 1, 291; DANFS.]

John Crawley, landsman, ironclad ram CSS Chicora (which operated in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina), July, 1863 - September, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 284; DANFS.]

Fred Creagan, Private, CSMC, CSS Sumter, 1861. [CSS Sumter Muster Roll.]

Daniel Creber (surname also shown as Crebor), served as 3rd class boy aboard the CSS Jackson, New Orleans station, in 1861, and on the CSS Mobile, off Yazoo City, in 1862; rated from 1st class boy to ordinary seaman on June 1, 1862. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 880 and 1041; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 38 and 97.]

William Creek, served as boatswain's mate aboard the CSS Atlanta, 1862; later rated as quarter gunner; deserted from the Naval service May 5, 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 275; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 78.]

Charles J. Creekmur, born Norfolk County, Virginia, September, 1829; pre war occupation as a merchant tailor at Nansemond County, Virginia; originally served as private, Old Dominion Guard, company K, 9th Virginia Infantry; appointed paymaster's clerk in the Confederate States Navy, 1862; also shown as paymaster's steward; served on the Richmond station, and aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862; also served at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia; involved in the organisation of a Masonic fraternity, James River Lodge, No. 206, at Drewry's Bluff, in October, 1863; post war occupation as clerk and cashier; resided as an insurance agent, in 1900, with his wife, Elizabeth, at Tanner's Creek, Norfolk County, Virginia. [ORN 2, 1, 308 & 322; LVa - see application of William H. Rickhow for entry to the Robert E. Lee, Camp 1, Confederate Veterans' Home, Richmond, Virginia, dated February, 1887; 1850 U.S. Census; 1900 U.S. Census; Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) dated October 22, 1863; Norfolk County Record 98.]

Duncan S. Creel (surname also shown as Kreel), born Alabama, about 1845; son of Levi and Sinai Creel; resided with his parents at Barbour County, Alabama, in 1860; enlisted by captain Thom, at Talladega, Alabama, on May 20, 1863 as private, company A, Confederate States Marine Corps; served at the Mobile station, 1863 - 1864; later served on the Richmond station, Virginia, 1864; requested a transfer to company G, 29th Alabama Volunteers; resided as a laborer, in 1910, at Barbour County, Alabama; shown as a widower, in 1910; died at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 28, 1913. [ORN 2, 1, 313; 1860 U.S. Census; 1910 U.S. Census; Alabama Deaths, 1908 - 59 at the Ancestry.com web site; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1069; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 468; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 675.]

John Creel, served as a private in the Confederate States Marine Corps. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 675.]

Antonion Creighi, see Antonio Crughi.

John Creighton, landsman, steam sloop CSS McRae, (operated in the lower Mississippi River, Louisiana, area); served July - November, 1861. [ORN 2, 1, 290; DANFS.]

Thomas Creilly, see Thomas Crilley.

Ben. Cremer, indicated to have been a Confederate marine; buried at the Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. [Galveston Daily News (Texas) dated Tuesday, May 31, 1887, page 1.]

James Cremmen see Joseph Crossmane.

Edward Crenshaw, originally served as a captain in company B, 58th Alabama Infantry; later appointed as 2nd lieutenant, company B, Confederate States Marine Corps; attached to Camp Beall, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 1864; on recruiting duties at Mobile, Alabama, in June, 1864, returning to Camp Beall with 42 recruits for the Marine Corps, June 24, 1864; attached, as adjutant, to Semmes' Naval Brigade, April, 1865; surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. [ORN 2, 1, 314; M1091; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 675; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NR - Recruiting and Enlistments, shipping articles; Miscellaneous, page 431.]

Francis N. Crenshaw (middle initial also shown as M.), served as private in company C, Confederate States Marine Corps, Richmond Station, Virginia, 1864; wife's name shown as M.E. Crenshaw. [ORN 2, 1, 315; ADAH - pension file number 39090; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 675.]

Thomas Crenshaw, served aboard the CSS Columbia, Charleston station, and rated as quartermaster from January 1, 1865. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 268.]

Robert Creuzbaur (surname also shown as Creugbauer), born Germany (other sources also show birthplace as Pennsylvania), about 1823; immigrated to the United States about 1840, and was a resident of Texas, where he was employed as a map maker; a newspaper report, in the Richmond, Virginia Daily Dispatch of Tuesday, December 17, 1861, quotes a report from the Texas State Gazette, "The invention of Mr. Creuzbaur, which is secret as yet, and for the bringing of which to the notice of the Confederate Government $500 has been appropriated, has been fully examined by a commission of three scientific gentlemen appointed by the Governor, who reported in its favour, and express the opinion that a single vessel properly constructed will be sufficient to clear any port of a blockading fleet."; appointed master not in line of promotion in the Confederate States Navy, 1862; served on the Richmond station, 1862 resigned September 1, 1862; shortly after his resignation from the Naval service Creuzbaur, through his agent, Ebenezer Allen, laid his drawings and plans for a vessel indicated to be "shot-proof, to have superior speed and facilities of steering and manoeuvring, and to be provided with destructive appliances for destroying with ease and certainty the enemy's ships" before the Confederate Congress, and in which letter, it was also indicated that some experiments had been conducted before Naval commander Maury, aboard the CSS Teaser, on the James River, and in which the conditions were fulfilled; the letter further stated "With their use from on board a shot-proof vessel of superior speed, the fleets of the enemy must inevitably be sunk or destroyed, whether they be large or small, iron-clad or wooden."; there is no indication that these attempts proceeded any further; Creuzbaur was enlisted as a private in the local defense force at Richmond, on June 18, 1863, in captain John McAnerney, Jr.'s company, Henley's Battalion of Volunteers, for the period of his residence in Richmond; at this time it is shown that Creuzbaur was in the Post Office Department at Richmond; in June of 1863, Creuzbaur was highly recommended to major general Magruder with a view of using his invention of a "floating torpedo" to destroy the enemy's vessels; subsequently he was assigned, on September 27, 1863, to duty with Magruder "for Special Service in constructing torpedoes and other infernal machines", at Houston, Texas, in further attempts to have his inventions accepted and constructed; however, it seems that, despite all his plans and inventions, Creuzbaur's devices were never accepted; surrendered and paroled, as a captain in the engineer service, at Austin, Texas on July 26, 1865; resided as a locomotive inventor, in 1880, at Austin, Texas; resided as a mechanical engineer, in 1910, with his two daughters, at Brooklyn, New York. [Register1862; CSNRegister; Compiled Military Service Record for Robert Creuzbaur, at FOLD3 1880 U.S. Census; 1910 U.S. Census; The Handbook of Texas Online at www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcr17.]

Robert T. Crews, Landsman, CSS Albemarle, and Halifax Station, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 274.]

David Cribb, previous service in Company K, 26th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, as Private, October 8, 1861; transferred to Confederate States Navy, April 3, 1864, as ordinary seaman; attached as private company F, 2nd Regiment, Semmes' Naval Brigade, April, 1865; surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; married Isabella Ratcliff, January 13, 1870, in Georgia (shown elsewhere in his pension papers as married in Fernandina, Florida; died 1890 in Florida; may have been a brother of George Cribb, listed below. [Georgia Rosters 3, 257; M1091; Florida Confederate Pension file number A03331.]

George Cribb, born Nassau County, Florida, September 19, 1843; enlisted at Brunswick, Georgia, in Company K (or company A), 26th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, as Private, October 8, 1861; wounded in the knee and in the chest at Winchester and Fredericksburg, Virginia; transferred to Confederate States Navy, April 3, 1864; served as ordinary seaman aboard the CSS Fredericksburg on the James River, Virginia; attached as private company F, 2nd Regiment, Semmes' Naval Brigade, April, 1865; surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; married Mary Register at Camden County, Georgia, October 2, 1878; resided at Tampa, Florida, in 1907; died Hillsborough County, Florida, December 22, 1912; may have been a brother of David Cribb, listed above. [Georgia Rosters 3, 257; M1091; Florida Confederate Pension file number A03823.]

Robert Crickmore, resident of England; previous service in the Royal Navy, aboard HMS Cumberland; obtained his discharge from the English Naval service, and then shipped aboard the CSS Rappahannock, at Calais, France, as quartermaster, 1863-1864. [Alabama Claims 2, 749; CSS Rappahannock Muster Roll.]

Charles Crilley, private, Confederate States Marine Corps; served on the ironclad steam sloop CSS Virginia II, James River, Virginia, 1864 - 1865. [ORN 2, 1, 312.]

Thomas Crilley (surname also shown as Creilly, Crilly, Crilby and Orilby ), born about 1830; personal description shown as 5 feet, 5 ½ inches high, hazel eyes, dark hair and dark complexion; served as private, company C, Confederate States Marine Corps, at the New Orleans station, in 1862, and later aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, and at Drewry's Bluff, James River, Virginia, 1862; deserted from Drewry's Bluff, June, 1862; a reward of $30 was offered for his apprehension and delivery to the Marine Camp at Drewry's Bluff, June, 1862; was obviously apprehended or returned to duty voluntarily, as he is also shown as having served on the Richmond Station, Virginia, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 310 & 315; Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) dated June 12 and June 13, 1862; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 130.]

James Crillin, seaman, side wheeled gunboat CSS Morgan, Mobile Squadron, Alabama, 1863 - 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 292.]

James P. Crismond, originally served as private, Old Dominion Guard, company K, 9th Virginia Infantry; detached for naval service, 1861. [Norfolk County Record 98.]

Jacob Levi Crist, born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, September 26, 1847; originally enlisted at Mobile, Alabama, April 6, 1861, as a private in company F, 2nd Alabama Infantry; re-enlisted at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, February, 1862, as a private in the 1st Confederate Battalion; re-enlisted at Mobile, September, 1864, as a seaman in the Confederate States Navy, and served aboard the CSS Gaines, continuing in service until April, 1865; paroled at McIntosh Bluff, Alabama, May, 1865; resided in Mobile in 1907. [Census or Enumeration of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, in 1907 at Ancestry.com.]

John Crist, served as landsman aboard the CSS Morgan, 1865; surrendered and paroled at Nanna Hubba Bluff, Tombigbee River, Alabama, on May 10, 1865. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 1216 - 1218.]

George Critz, enlisted as private, company K, 35th Mississippi Infantry; transferred to the Confederate States Navy at an unspecified date. [Civil War Service Records.]

William D. Crocker, born Albemarle County, North Carolina; Seaman, CSS Albemarle; captured aboard the CSS Bombshell during the engagement at Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, May 5, 1864; sent as a prisoner of war to Elmira Prison, New York; died on March 25, 1865; buried Section CSA, Site 2455, Woodlawn National Cemetery, 1825 Davis Avenue, Elmira, New York 14901. [Elmira Prison; ORN 1, 9, 746; U.S. Veterans Gravesites, circa 1775 - 2006 at the Ancestry.com web site; Confederate Navy subject file, R - Prisoners and Prisons, RB - Prisoner of War rolls.., A - A.W. Baker - U.S.S. Minnesota, page 38.]

Matthew Croel (name also shown as Matto. Crowell; surname also shown as Crool), native of either Ireland or Liverpool, England; shipped as landsman at the New Orleans station, in 1861; rated as 1st class fireman, aboard the CSS Pamlico, near New Orleans, on September 12, 1861; later served aboard the cruiser CSS Florida, October, 1862 (at Mobile, Alabama?); discharged at Brest, France, September, 1863; paid off at Liverpool, England. [Alabama Claims 1, 356, 360 and 362 & 2, 456; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 39 and 257.]

G.L. Croft, see G.L. Craft.

John B. Croft, served as engineer on the Army transport Ewing, which operated around Pensacola, in 1861, and was later destroyed by fire; married Emma C. Houseman, June 22, 1876, at Manatee County, Florida; died at Freeport, Florida, on December 5, 1905; although not serving in the Confederate Navy, his wife was allowed a pension after the war by virtue of a Legislative act. [See Florida Confederate Pension File no. A10338.]

T.C. Croft, served in company B, Naval Battalion (?); listed as a witness for Martha Coppedge of Fulton County, Georgia. [GA Pension Index 255.]

John Cronan, served as coal heaver aboard the receiving vessel, CSS Indian Chief, about 1864 [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 765-766.]

Pat. Cronan, served as landsman aboard the CSS Juno, 1863, and was involved in the capture of the 1st launch of the USS Wabash, off Charleston, South Carolina, on the night of August 6, 1863 (see, also, entry for Patrick Cronin, who may be the same person). [Confederate Navy subject file, X - Supplies, XZ - Prizes, prize money, etc., Distribution of Prize Money - Miscellaneous, page 20.]

Edward Croner, ordinary seaman, side wheeled steamer CSS Patrick Henry, James River, Virginia. [ORN 2, 1, 300.]

Daniel Cronin, born Ireland, 1845; ordinary seaman, Confederate States Navy; served aboard the CSS Alert, 1861-1862; later on the CSS Tuscaloosa and the CSS Gaines, in the Mobile Squadron, 1863; wife, Theresa Christina (maiden name Bhemer) received an Alabama Confederate pension, file number 38389; resided as a stone cutter, with his wife Theresa, and two sons (eldest son born 1876), at Mobile, Alabama; still a resident of Mobile, in 1900. [ORN 2, 1, 275 & 308; 1880 U.S. Census; 1900 U.S. Census.]

James C. Cronin (surname also shown as Cronan and Coonin), appointed from Georgia; original service as boatswain's mate, aboard the CSS Virginia, James River, 1862; volunteered for service, after the destruction of the ironclad, for service aboard the CSS Chattahoochee; sent from the Confederate Navy Yard to Columbus, Georgia, in November, 1862, and served aboard the CSS Chattahoochee, 1862; also served as acting boatswain, Charleston station, 1862; later appointed boatswain, July 11, 1863; served on the Savannah station, 1863 - 1864; temporarily transferred, for defensive duties, to the Charleston station, in September, 1863; served as boatswain and executive officer aboard the CSS Torch, Charleston, 1864, and as boatswain's mate aboard the CSS Virginia II, November 4, 1864, and transferred to Drewry's Bluff, 1865. [ORN 1, 14, 765; 1, 17, 864 and 2, 1, 309 & 317; Register1864; Confederate Navy subject file, X - Supplies, XO - Clothing and Food, Clothing and Provisions (July, 1864 - Miscellaneous), page 314; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 242, 313-314 and 316-319; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 925.]

Patrick Cronin (surname also shown as Cronan), served as landsman at the New Orleans station, in 1861, and later aboard the ironclad ram CSS Palmetto State, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, 1863 - 1864 (see also, entry for Pat. Cronan, who may be the same person). [ORN 2, 1, 298; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 60-61.]

S. Cronk, 2nd assistant engineer, served on the Savannah station, 1861 - 1864; served aboard the CSS Firefly, 1864; captured on the fall of Savannah, December, 1864. [ORN 1, 16, 493 and 2, 1, 323.]

Samuel Crooks, Seaman; born England; CSS Shenandoah, 1865. [Alabama Claims 1, 976.]

M. Crool, see Matthew Croel.

Jos. T. Croom, born North Carolina, August, 1825; resided with his wife, Ella J., and three children, in 1860, at New Hanover County, North Carolina; served in the Confederate States Navy; resided as a farmer, in 1880, at Columbia township, Pender County, North Carolina; applied for a post war Confederate pension from Pender County, North Carolina. [NC State Archives; 1860 U.S. Census; 1880 U.S. Census; 1900 U.S. Census.]

William Crosby (surname also shown as Crosbie), Fireman, killed in action, June 2, 1864 (his headstone shows date of death as June 3, 1864), during the expedition which captured the USS Water Witch, near Ossabaw Sound, Georgia; buried, June 4, 1864, at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia. [ORN 1, 15, 495; Daily News and Herald (Savannah, Georgia) dated May 19, 1866; Honeycutt.]

William H. Crosby, enlisted at New Orleans, Louisiana, September 27, 1861, as private (and promoted later to corporal), in company K, 13th Louisiana Infantry; transferred to the Confederate States Navy, April 10, 1864, while at Dallas, Georgia; served as landsman aboard the CSS Savannah; died prior to May, 1864. [Booth 1, 488; Confederate Navy subject file M - Medical; MN - Discharges from medical custody and deaths; Deaths - discharges, page 60.]

George Cross, served as landsman at the New Orleans station, 1861; rated as coal heaver aboard the CSS Pamlico, from October 4, 1861, and as 2nd class fireman from March 1, 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 55, 263 and 270.]

Robert Cross, born Liverpool, England; shipped as seaman in the Confederate States Navy, at Charleston, South Carolina, on October 1, 1862; served as seaman and coxswain aboard the CSS Chicora, Charleston station, 1862 - 1863; also served aboard the CSS Juno; captured at the evacuation of Morris Island, South Carolina, by Union Navy, on the night of September 7, 1863, and was reported to have taken the oath of allegiance. [ORN 1, 14, 649-650; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 248; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NR - Recruiting and Enlistments, shipping articles; Miscellaneous, page 454.]

Thomas W. Cross, landsman, served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 310.]

Thomas M. Crossan, (1819-1865), Lieutenant in the North Carolina Navy, is buried at the Somerville Cemetery, Warrenton, North Carolina. [John E. Ellis]

Samuel N. Crossen, recruited at Mobile, Alabama, by captain George P. Turner, into the Confederate States Marine Corps, May 2, 1862. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1047.]

James Crossland, private, Confederate States Marine Corps, side-wheeled steamer CSS Jamestown (operated in James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia area); served sometime between January, 1861 and June, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 290; DANFS.]

John Crossman, served as ordinary seaman at the New Orleans station, in 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 75.]

John H. Crossman, indicated to have served as a Confederate marine; buried at the City Cemetery, Galveston, Texas. [Galveston Daily News (Texas) dated Tuesday, May 31, 1887, page 1.]

Joseph Crossmane (surname also shown as Cosmane, Cosman, Cosmier, Cremmons, Cremone and Cossman; name also shown as James Cremmen), enlisted as private, Confederate States Marine Corps, and served aboard the CSS Atlanta, 1863; captured aboard that vessel at Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863; muster roll and a Naval document of the CSS Georgia indicate that he also served aboard that vessel in 1863; admitted to the C.S. Naval hospital at Savannah in September, 1863, for an unspecified reason, and discharged from the hospital, back to duty, on October 6, 1863; also served on the CSS Sampson, Savannah squadron, 1863; he is also shown as serving aboard the CSS Morgan, at Mobile Bay, 1863-1864, but also indicated to have remained at the Savannah station in 1864. [Atlanta Medical Journal, entry dated Monday, May 25, 1863; ORN 1, 14, 268 & 2, 1, 286-287, 293 & 304; Confederate Navy subject file M - Medical; MV - Miscellaneous; Marine Corps - Miscellaneous, page 7; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 519-523 and 1181; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 697.]

George Crotty, served, as 2nd class boy, with the floating battery "Georgia," (ironclad battery CSS Georgia at Savannah, Georgia); dishonourably discharged from the Confederate States Navy, September 28, 1864, for theft committed on board the Georgia; filed for a post war Confederate pension from Ware County, Georgia. [GA Pension Index 257; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NJ- Discipline (minor); Miscellaneous, page 6; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 672.]

Daniel Crow (surname also shown as Crowe), shipped as ordinary seaman, for the war, aboard the side wheeled steamer CSS Oconee (originally the CSS Savannah prior to April, 1863), Savannah River, Georgia, from May 1, 1863; listed his next of kin, in 1864, as Mary Conroy. [ORN 2, 1, 297; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 602 and 699.]

Matto. Crowell, see Matthew Croel.

Matthew Crowell, served as landsman and 1st class fireman aboard the CSS Louisiana, in 1862; captured and paroled, and subsequently sent to Mobile, in August, 1862. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1050.]

Bryan Crowley, served as landsman at the New Orleans station, 1861 - 1862; rated as 1st class fireman from October 5, 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 65, 67 and 124.]

Charles Crowley (surname also shown as Crowly), served as seaman aboard the CSS Pontchartrain, 1862 - 1863; rated as ship's cook from June 1, 1862; captured at Arkansas Post, January 12, 1863. [ORN 1, 24, 117 and 2, 1, 299; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 341.]

John Crowley, coal heaver; captured aboard the CSS Atlanta, at Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863. [ORN 1, 14, 268.]

John Crowley, landsman, side wheeled steamer CSS Patrick Henry, James River, Virginia. [ORN 2, 1, 301.]

John Crowley, served as seaman and captain of forecastle aboard the CSS Savannah, Savannah Squadron, Georgia, 1863 - 1864; deserted about April, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 305; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NZ - Desertions and straggling, Miscellaneous, page 72.]

Charles Crowly, see Charles Crowley.

Alex. Crozier (surname also shown as Crosler), served as seaman aboard the cruiser CSS Georgia, 1863; a list of "boarder's" on the cruiser shows Crozier as occupying the position of "H.S. man" at the 1st gun division. [Alabama Claims 1, 694; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 604.]

John Crue, private, company B, Confederate States Marine Corps; Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 314.]

Antonio Crughie (name also shown as Antonion Creighi), originally enlisted as landsman (later rated as ordinary seaman) in the Confederate States Navy, at New Orleans, in 1861, and later served aboard the side-wheeled gunboat CSS Florida (later re-named CSS Selma); operated in the Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana and Mobile Bay, Alabama area, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 286 & 306; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N -Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 420-422.]

J. B. Crump, served as seaman in the Confederate States Navy, and was involved in the expedition to capture the USS Satellite and the USS Reliance, off Windmill Point, Rappahannock River, Virginia, on August 23, 1863. [Confederate Navy subject file, X - Supplies, XZ - Prizes, prize money, etc., Distribution of prize money - Miscellaneous, pages 30-32.]

John C. Crump, coxswain, served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 309.]

John D. Crump, acting master's mate, side-wheeled steamer CSS Jamestown (operated in James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia area); served 1861 - 1862; later as coxswain aboard the CSS Virginia II, and transferred to Drewry's Bluff in 1865. [ORN 2, 1, 289; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 316.]

R.H. Crump, shipped by lieutenant Venable, at Richmond, Virginia, as a private in company A, Confederate States Marine Corps, in early 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 313; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NV - Miscellaneous; Marine Corps - Miscellaneous, page 299.]

Edward Crumpton, born Virginia, June, 1835; enlisted as private, company C, Confederate States Marine Corps; served on the Richmond Station, Virginia, 1864; attached as private to company E, 1st Regiment, Semmes' Naval Brigade, April, 1865; surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865; resided as a cotton mill spinner, in 1900, in Virginia. [ORN 2, 1, 315; M1091; 1900 U.S. Census.]

Robert Cruse (surname also shown as Cruise), born March 7, 1833; enlisted at Mobile, Alabama, April, 1861; served, as ordinary seaman, in the Confederate States Navy, on the gunboat, CSS Morgan, Mobile squadron, 1863 - 1864; surrendered at Fort Morgan, Alabama; resided at Mountain Creek, Alabama, where he died (at the Soldier's Home), in April, 1913. [ADAH; ORN 2, 1, 292.]

Robert T. Cruse, shipped as landsman in the Confederate States Navy, at the Naval Rendezvous at Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 21, 1864. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NR - Recruiting and Enlistments, shipping articles; Miscellaneous, page 408.]

Peter Crusoe, Seaman, Florida Volunteer Coast Guards, mustered in December 1, 1861. [Soldiers of Florida, 49.]

Donnick (or Dominick) Cryan, previously served as Private, Company C, 46th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, March 4, 1862; transferred to gunboat Chicora, at Charleston, South Carolina, October 20, 1862; also served as seaman aboard the ironclad ram CSS Palmetto State, 1863 - 1864; captured at Burkeville, Virginia, April 6, 1865; released at Point Lookout, Maryland, June 26, 1865. [Georgia Rosters, 4, 949; ORN 2, 1, 298.]

Frank Cuddy (surname also shown as Cuddy), recruited at Mobile, Alabama, by captain George P. Turner, into the Confederate States Marine Corps, May 12, 1862; appeared as a defendant in a Naval Court Martial, held at Richmond, Virginia, August-September, 1862, specification of charges not shown. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1047; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NO- Court Martial; Court of Inquiry - Military Commissions, page 185.]

Thomas C. Cuddy, born Charleston, South Carolina; married, wife's name, Anne; previous service in the United States Navy, as ordinary seaman; discharged from the USS Alleghany, December 24, 1858 (however, he is also listed as a master's mate aboard the USS Lancaster, in May, 1859); served in the South Carolina Navy at secession, and then aboard the floating battery at Charleston, South Carolina, and on the steamer, Gordon; original entry into Confederate States Navy, as gunner, April 1, 1861; served on the CSS Sumter, 1861; sent to Liverpool, England, via London, April, 1862; gunner, CSS Alabama, 1862-1864; drowned while on the blockade runner Lelia, January 14, 1865, just out of Liverpool, England; incorrectly indicated as having no heirs. [Sinclair 59; ORN 1, 1, 614 & 684; CSS Sumter Muster Roll; Whittle 237; Register1864 (which incorrectly shows his first name as William); some additional data from his letters to his wife, and mother, in the collections of the Library of Congress, copies in possession of the author; New York Times dated May 14, 1859.]

John H. Cuerie (or Currie), seaman, CSS Albemarle; died February, 1914; buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina. [John E. Ellis.]

Chester Cugdon, Boatswain, CSS Dodge, December, 1862; sent for duty to the plantation of colonel Hamilton Washington, on the Trinity River, Polk County, Texas; sent aboard the steamer Alamo, to report for duty aboard the CSS Harriet Lane, in Galveston Bay, Texas, April 15, 1863. [ORN 1, 19, 813 & 816.]

Robert Culbert, served as 2nd class boy in the Confederate States Navy, at New Orleans, in 1861, and aboard the CSS General Polk in 1862; buried at Charleston Port Society Cemetery, on Ashley River, Charleston. [Name and service status inscribed on granite monument unveiled December 10, 1922, by the Ladies Memorial Association of Charleston, South Carolina; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 479-480; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 58.]

J. J. Culbertson, served as landsman aboard the ironclad CSS Fredericksburg, James River squadron, 1865; volunteered for temporary special duty, under lieutenant A. D. Wharton, on January 13, 1865. [ORN 1, 11, 795; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 944.]

James Cull, served as landsman aboard the CSS Tuscarora, New Orleans station, in 1861; rated as 1st class fireman from October 1, 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 65, 67 and 874.]

Miles Cullen, born Ireland, either in 1814 or 1827; ordinary seaman; captured aboard the CSS Atlanta, at Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863; muster roll of the CSS Georgia and a Naval document indicate that he also served aboard that vessel, 1863 - 1864; transferred to the Wilmington station, 1864; also indicated to have served on the Charleston station at an unspecified date. [ORN 1, 14, 268 & 2, 1, 275 & 286-287; Atlanta Medical Journal, see entries for Monday, December 1, 1862, which shows his surname as Culan, and rating as landsman, and Tuesday, December 30, 1862; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 235 and 522; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 1005.]

William Cullen, (the assumed name used by French citizen, Louis Eugene Bouvier); enlisted, as seaman, aboard the cruiser CSS Georgia, April 26, 1863; originally a sailor on board the French Imperial Navy frigate La Renommee, and who had deserted from this ship in the China Sea; when the CSS Georgia docked at Cherbourg, France, in November, 1863, Cullen/Bouvier was arrested, when he went ashore, by the French Naval authorities at this port, and sent for a court martial as a deserter; while serving aboard the cruiser, Cullen is shown, in a list of "boarders" as occupying the position of tackleman at the 2nd gun division. [CSS Georgia roll 1; details of Cullen's previous French Naval service, and subsequent arrest by French authorities included in letters sent to the commander of the CSS Georgia by the French Naval commander at Cherbourg, held in the Gilder Lehrman collection, New York; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 604.]

Joseph Cullifer (surname also shown as Cullipher and Cutlipher), resided in, and enlisted at Washington County, North Carolina, June 24, 1861, aged 26, as private, company G, 1st Regiment North Carolina State Troops; discharged February 3, 1862, on being transferred to the Confederate States Navy; served as ordinary seaman aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862. [NCT 3, 214; ORN 2, 1, 309; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 313-314.]

Henry Culligan (surname also shown as Calligan), native of Ireland (may have been from Dublin); later resided, with his wife, at Liverpool, England; his wife later died in New Orleans, Louisiana (prior to his service in the Confederate Navy); shipped as seaman/2nd captain of forecastle aboard the cruiser CSS Florida, at Mobile, Alabama, 1862; discharged at Brest, France, September, 1863; paid off at Liverpool, England. [Alabama Claims 1, 356, 358, 360 and 363 & 2, 456.]

James Cullington (first name also shown as Joseph), born about 1842; resided in, and enlisted at Washington County, North Carolina, June 24, 1861, as corporal, company G, 1st Regiment North Carolina State Troops; reduced in rank to private, November 15, 1861; discharged February 3, 1862, on being transferred to the Confederate States Navy; served as seaman aboard the CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, 1862, and later as captain of forecastle on the CSS Albemarle, and at Halifax Station, 1864; highly praised by his commander, James W. Cooke, for his actions aboard the CSS Albemarle, May 5, 1864; later attached to the CSS Arctic, as captain of forecastle, and sent to Battery Buchanan on December 7, 1864. [NCT 3, 214; ORN 1, 9, 770 and 2, 1, 274 & 309; see also article on CSS Albemarle, page 2, Richmond, Virginia, Sentinel, Monday, May 23, 1864; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 117.]

Joseph Cullipher, see Joseph Cullifer.

John Culman, see John Calman.

A.S. Cultee, served aboard the CSS Atlanta, Savannah station, Georgia, 1863; aged 30 (in 1863); described as 5 feet 4 inches high, blue eyes, dark complexion and black hair; deserted in June, 1863, and a reward of $50 was posted for his apprehension and delivery, or confinement in jail. [Daily Monring News (Savannah0 dated Tuesday, June 16, 1863.]

Orrin Culver (first name also shown as Orel), appointed 2nd Engineer in the Confederate States Navy, October 7, 1861; served aboard the CSS Manassas, and the CSS Louisiana; captured at the fall of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 28, 1862; confined at Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massachusetts; later released, and served on the Jackson station, 1862 - 1863. [Booth 1, 500; ORN 1, 18, 318 and 2, 1, 318; ORA 2, 3, 641.]

John R. Cumbea, 3rd assistant engineer, side wheeled steamer CSS Patrick Henry, James River, Virginia, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 300.]

J. W. Cummings, appointed acting 2nd assistant engineer in the Confederate States Navy, October 4, 1861 (a Naval document shows appointed, subject to approval, on August 12, 1861); served on the New Orleans station, 1861 - 1862; resigned January 10, 1862. [CSN Register; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NN- Acceptances......Revoked commissions; Acceptances - Appointments of officers (A - K), page 328.]

John Cummings, served on the New Orleans station, in 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 97 - 100.]

Simeon W. Cummings, born in, and appointed from Louisiana (other sources show his birthplace as New York, and also Connecticut; Raphael Semmes himself, in a dispatch dated at New Orleans, May 16, 1861, states that Cummings was a native of New York, but had been domiciled, since about 1849, within the Confederate States), about 1836; served as an apprentice machinist at the large firm of Leeds and Company, in New Orleans, prior to his appointment; appointed in the Confederate States Navy, as acting 3rd assistant Engineer, May 20, 1861; served on the New Orleans station, and aboard the CSS Sumter, 1861 - 1863; sent to Liverpool, England, via London, April, 1862; later served aboard the CSS Alabama, in 1863; accidentally shot himself to death, August 3 or 5, 1863, at Saldanha Bay, South Africa, while on a duck shooting expedition, ashore, with master Bulloch and lieutenant Sinclair; body was taken ashore at Saldanha Bay, and buried, August 4, 1863, but his remains were exhumed, in the 1990's, and re-interred at Columbia, Tennessee (at Todd Cemetery, Elm Springs, Tennessee?). [Booth 1, 501; ORN 1, 1, 614 & 684 and 2, 1, 320; Sinclair 130-131; CSS Sumter Muster Roll; John E. Ellis; Tom Brooks; Register1862; Register1863; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NN- Acceptances......Revoked commissions; Acceptances - Appointments of officers (L - Z) - Revoked commissions, page 205; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 330.]

J.P. Cunnage, landsman, Provisional Navy of the Confederate States; attached, as private, company K, 2nd Regiment, Semmes' Naval Brigade, April, 1865; surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865. [M1091.]

Thomas Cunnihan, see Thomas Cannahan.

William Cunning, born England, about 1834, resided at New Orleans, Louisiana; pre-war occupation, sailor; marital status, single; enlisted at New Orleans, Louisiana, July 18, 1861, as private, company D, 15th Louisiana Infantry; transferred to the Confederate States Navy, February, 1862. [Booth 1, 503.]

Bernard Cunningham, served as seaman at the New Orleans station, in 1861, and later as ship's corporal (also listed as 2nd sponger in the 2nd division of gun number 5) aboard the side wheeled gunboat CSS Morgan, Mobile Squadron, Alabama, 1863 - 1864; he was also allotted the job of closing the air ports on the forward part of the vessel. [ORN 2, 1, 293; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 1176, 1187, 1194, 1208, 1211and 1214; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 60-61.]

Frank Cunningham, born about 1837, possibly in England; enlisted about October, 1862, at Richmond, Virginia, as seaman; served, as quartermaster, on the James River, Virginia, aboard the CSS Virginia II; surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865; post war occupation, seaman; served in the merchant marine, aboard the steamship Zanzibar, late 1870's; mentioned in the Norfolk newspaper, the Landmark, about 1878 or 1879, for the rescue of a young boy from being killed by a runaway horse; resident of the R.E. Lee Camp No. 1, Confederate Veterans' Soldiers' Home, in 1898; died December 28, 1901. [LVa - application papers for admission to the R.E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans' Soldiers' Home, dated April 5, 1898.]

H.C. Cunningham, served as landsman aboard the ironclad CSS Virginia II, James River squadron, 1864 - 1865. [ORN 1, 11, 794 and 2, 1, 311.]

J.B. Cunningham, resident of Madison County, North Carolina; pilot; served aboard the CSS Virginia; participated in the engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia, March, 1862. [ORN 1, 7, 48; papers held at the North Carolina State Archives.]

James Cunningham, resided (in 1865), at 46, Brassey Street, Birkenhead, Liverpool, England; occupation, engineer; may have served aboard the CSS Rappahannock in 1864; stated to have left the vessel early that year. [Alabama Claims 2, 752-753; Gores, 1865.]

James Cunningham, private, Confederate States Marine Corps, served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 311.]

John Cunningham, landsman, served aboard the CSS Savannah, Savannah Squadron, Georgia, 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 305.]

John Cunningham, 2nd class fireman, CSS Tennessee; captured at Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, and sent aboard the USS Ossipee, as prisoner of war; sent aboard the steamer Stockdale, August 12, 1864. [ORN 1, 21, 841 - 842.]

John Cunningham, seaman, CSS Arctic, 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 276.]

John Cunningham, seaman, served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Tuscaloosa, Mobile Bay, Alabama, 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 308.]

John Cunningham, ordinary seaman, served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 310.]

John Cunningham, born about 1837; served in the Confederate States Navy, aboard the steamer Virginia; applied, March, 1898, for admission to the R.E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home, Richmond, Virginia; died December 28, 1901; buried Mount Cavalry. [LVa - application papers for admission to the R.E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans' Soldiers' Home, dated March 19, 1898.]

John Cunningham, seaman, ironclad steam sloop CSS Virginia II, James River, Virginia, 1864 - 1865. [ORN 2, 1, 311.]

John Cunningham, seaman, steam gunboat CSS Yadkin, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 313.]

Nicholas Cunningham, enlisted, for one year, as fireman aboard the cruiser CSS Nashville, on September 24, 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1227; Alabama Claims 2, (appendix 2), 133.]

R.I. Cunningham, originally served in company C, 30th Alabama Volunteers; transferred from lieutenant general Polk's Army at Brandon, Mississippi, to the Confederate States Navy, by special order no. 309, Adjutant and Inspector General's office, dated at Richmond, Virginia, December 30, 1863, and ordered to report to flag officer William F. Lynch, at Wilmington, North Carolina; sent on to report to admiral Franklin Buchanan's command at Mobile, Alabama, by another order dated at Richmond, on January 7, 1864. [Confederate States Navy subject file N - NF - Distribution and Transfers.]

Robert J. Cunningham, lieutenant, Confederate States Marine Corps; appointed from Alabama. [ADAH.]

Thomas Cunningham, born Ireland, resided in New Orleans, Louisiana; pre-war occupation, laborer; marital status, married; enlisted at New Orleans, July 18, 1861, aged 35, as private, company D, 15th Louisiana Infantry; transferred to the Confederate States Navy, February, 1862. [Booth 1, 505-506.]

Thomas F. Cupick, served as 1st class fireman aboard the CSS Seabird, 1861 - 1862; when that vessel was captured by Union forces on February, 1862, Cupick is indicated to have joined the enemy. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 779.]

Gideon D. Cupps, see Gideon D. Capps.

Joseph Curdy, see Joseph D. Cardy.

John Curley, born Ireland, about 1835; served as ordinary seaman on the CSS Gaines, Mobile Squadron; treated for a contusion after having injured his hand with a heavy piece of iron, on Tuesday, July 1, 1862; treated for a fever on Monday, July 28, 1862. [CSS Gaines Medical Journal.]

Michael Curley, see Michael Conley.

Michael Curly, see Michael Conley.

Patrick Curley, Landsman, CSS Sumter, 1861. [CSS Sumter Muster Roll.]

John Curney, paroled at Nunna Hubba Bluff, Alabama, May 10, 1865. [Porter's Naval History, 785.]

Michael Curoment, served as landsman in the Confederate States Navy, 1862; deserted about October, 1862. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NZ - Desertions and straggling, Miscellaneous, page 74.]

James Curphey, served as private in company C, Confederate States Marine Corps, side-wheeled steamer CSS Jamestown (operated in James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia area), 1861 - 1862; also served on the Richmond Station, Virginia, 1864, and in the marine guard aboard the CSS Drewry, James River squadron. [ORN 2, 1, 290 & 315; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 308.]

Edward Curran, enlisted for the war, as seaman in the Confederate States Navy, at Charleston, South Carolina, on August 5, 1862; served as seaman aboard the CSS Huntress, Charleston station, 1862; later served as captain of hold aboard the ironclad ram CSS Chicora, Charleston station, 1863 - 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 284; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, pages 170 and 751.]

Frank Curran, see J. Ernest Mugguffeney.

John Curran, Seaman, CSS St. Nicholas, June, 1861. [ORN 1, 4, 555.]

John Curran, seaman, side wheeled steamer CSS Patrick Henry, James River, Virginia. [ORN 2, 1, 300.]

John Curran, see John Currin.

Patrick Curran, coal heaver; aged 30; captured aboard the CSS Atlanta, at Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863. [Atlanta Medical Journal, see entry for Saturday, December 6, 1862; ORN 1, 14, 268.]

Henry Curren (surname also shown as Curran), enlisted at Mobile, Alabama, in the Confederate States Marine Corps, on August 7, 1861; served as private in the Marine Guard aboard the CSS Patrick Henry, James River squadron, in 1862, and aboard the CSS Richmond, James River, 1863 - 1864; later served in company C, Confederate States Marine Corps, Richmond Station, Virginia, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 315; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, pages 285, 386 and 387.]

John Curren (or Curran), previously served as Private, Company D, 1st Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, August, 1861; transferred to Confederate States Navy, October 6, 1862; captured near Atlanta, Georgia, a Confederate deserter, August 24, 1864; took oath of allegiance at Louisville, Kentucky, September 26, 1864. [Georgia Rosters, 1, 153.]

John Currin (surname also shown as Curran and Corrin), born Ireland (Turner files source indicates that his place of birth was the Isle of Man, England), about 1828; no family; shipped from the prize vessel, Crown Point, as seaman, CSS Florida, on May 14, 1863 (ORN 1, 20, 631 also indicates that he was a Southerner, and had shipped at Mobile, Alabama); claimed to have been one of the 69 personnel of the cruiser who had mutinied on the vessel, and who were put on shore at Brest, France, and who received orders to get back pay; told to call on Capt Bannock at Frazer & Co., for their money; they called there, but were unable to get their money, they then put their case in the hands of a lawyer there; discharged at Brest, France, September, 1863; later shipped aboard the British vessel Frances A. Palmer, at London, for New York, and was stated to be on his way to the Southern states to enter the Army or Navy. [Alabama Claims 1, 356 and 360 & 2, 456; ORN 1, 20, 631; Civil War Subversion Investigations - Turner files, case 942 - Pirate Florida - Statement of four personnel of CSS Florida, arrested in October, 1863 at Fold3.]

A.A. Curry (surname also shown as Currie), landsman, CSS Arctic, Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 1863; also served, in 1864, aboard the ironclad sloop, CSS North Carolina, Cape Fear River, and the steam gunboat CSS Raleigh, North Carolina and Virginia waters. [ORN 2, 1, 278, 296 & 302.]

Francis M. Curry, served as private, company G, 20th Texas Infantry; promoted corporal; transferred to the Confederate States Navy at an unspecified date (see also, 9th (Nichols') Texas Infantry). [Civil War Service Records.]

James Curry, ordinary seaman, CSS Bradford (used as a storeship at Pensacola, Florida). [ORN 2, 1, 282; DANFS.]

Joseph Curry, served as seaman in Captain A.B. Noyes company of Coast Guards; enrolled, October 14, 1861, at St. Marks, Florida, and served as boy in the Confederate States Navy; paroled at St. Marks, May 12, 1865. [Soldiers of Florida, 52; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; Lists and Registers, page 656.]

Roderick Curry (also shown as Currie), born 1826; enlisted May 25, 1861, at Pensacola, in Company A (Pensacola Rifle Rangers), Second Florida Infantry; transferred to Confederate Navy in May, 1862 (Hartman's shows transfer date as October 20, 1862). [Soldiers of Florida, 80; Hartman's Florida Rosters, 1, 145.]

Samuel George Curry, seaman/ordinary seaman, served aboard the CSS Chattahoochee, 1864; also shown to have served aboard the ironclad floating battery CSS Georgia, Savannah squadron, about 1861 - 1864; transferred from the CSS Georgia to the CSS Charleston, Charleston station, at an unspecified date. [ORN 1, 17, 700 and 2, 1, 283 & 286; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 716.]

Theodore Curry, appointed 2nd assistant engineer in the Confederate States Navy, August 25, 1861, and ordered to report aboard the CSS Pamlico, at New Orleans, for duty; served on the New Orleans station, 1861 - 1862; resigned from the Naval service, at New Orleans, on January 13, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 320; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 259; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NN- Acceptances......Revoked commissions; Acceptances - Appointments of officers (A - K), page 333; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NN- Acceptances......Revoked commissions; Acceptances - Appointments of officers (L - Z) - Revoked commissions, page 1011.]

Thomas Curry, served as seaman in the Confederate States Navy, 1862; deserted about December, 1862. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NZ - Desertions and straggling, Miscellaneous, page 76.]

---- Curtis, served as fireman aboard the cruiser CSS Georgia, 1863. [Alabama Claims 1, 694.]

Alexander Curtis, Acting Master, July, 1864. [ORN 1, 10, 727.]

Charles Curtis, served as a private in the Confederate States Marine Corps, 1861 - 1862; served in captain Thom's company, at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Warrington, Florida, in 1861; acting constructor John Hoodless at the Navy Yard, made a request for several soldiers and marines, including Curtis, on September 23, 1861, to be assigned for work on the steamer Fulton; served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 310; Confederate Navy subject file P - Bases, Naval (including Navy Yards and Stations); PI - Industrial activity; Montgomery - Pensacola, page 570.]

Charles Curtis, served as seaman aboard the CSS Mobile, in 1861; rated as quartermaster on October 31, 1861. [Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 1029.]

Charles F. Curtis, quartermaster, ironclad ram CSS Chicora (which operated in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina), July, 1863 - September, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 283; DANFS.]

Francis Orlando S. Curtis, born June 14, 1844; enlisted July 13, 1861, at Jacksonville, Florida, in Company K, Second Florida Infantry; appointed Surgeon's Steward in Confederate States Navy, September 12, 1864; served on the CSS Pee Dee; later in Tucker's Naval Brigade, and was captured at the evacuation of Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865; resided in Dillon, South Carolina after the war, and shown residing there in 1907. [Hartman's Florida Rosters, 1, 233; Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) dated June 30, 1907, page 2.]
H.W. Curtis, landsman, CSS Arctic, Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 1863. [ORN 2, 1, 278.]

Harley Curtis, appointed acting master in the Confederate States Navy, October 3, 1861, and served aboard the CSS Seger, New Orleans station, 1861 - 1862; later served at the Jackson station, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 318; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 789; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NN- Acceptances......Revoked commissions; Acceptances - Appointments of officers (A - K), page 335.]

J.A. Curtis, landsman, CSS Virginia II, 1864-1865. [ORN 2, 1, 311.]

J. Alexander Curtis, served in the Confederate States Navy; his widow, Mary E. Curtis, applied for a post war Confederate pension from Randolph County, North Carolina. [NC State Archives.]

J.M. Curtis, landsman, ironclad steam sloop CSS Virginia II, James River, Virginia, 1864 - 1865. [ORN 2, 1, 311.]

J. P. Curtis, served as landsman in the Confederate States Navy, and was involved in the expedition to capture the USS Satellite and the USS Reliance, off Windmill Point, Rappahannock River, Virginia, on August 23, 1863. [Confederate Navy subject file, X - Supplies, XZ - Prizes, prize money, etc., Distribution of prize money - Miscellaneous, pages 30-32.]

John A. Curtis, born Virginia; appointed master not in line of promotion, December 5, 1863; on special service, 1864; also served on the CSN Submarine Battery Defenses, James River, Virginia, April, 1864; involved in an unsuccessful torpedo attack on the USS Minnesota, off Newport News, Virginia, April 9, 1864; shown as one of the few members of the Association of Survivors of the Confederate States Navy, when they met at Murphy's Hotel, in Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1907. [ORN 1, 9, 604; Register1864; Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) dated June 1, 1907, page 3.]

Richard Curtis, ordinary seaman, served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Virginia, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1862; appeared as a defendant in a Naval Court Martial, held at Richmond, in July, 1862, specification of charges not shown; his rating, at this time was seaman; shown as one of the few members of the Association of Survivors of the Confederate States Navy, when they met up at Murphy's Hotel, in Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1907. [ORN 2, 1, 309; Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) dated June 1, 1907, page 3; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NO- Court Martial; Court of Inquiry - Military Commissions, page 179.]

Richard W. Curtis, born and appointed from Arkansas; Acting Paymaster, CSS Georgia, 1863; later served as paymaster on the CSS Rappahannock, 1865. [ORN 1, 2, 636 & 812; Alabama Claims 1, 694 and 2, 637; CSN Register; see also New York Herald, April 10, 1865, page 10.]

William R. Curtis, seaman and captain of after guard, ironclad sloop CSS North Carolina, Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 294 - 296; DANFS.]

S.C. Curtiss, served as private in company C, Confederate States Marine Corps, Richmond Station, Virginia, 1864; transferred December, 1864, destination not shown. [ORN 2, 1, 315; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NV - Miscellaneous; Marine Corps - Miscellaneous, page 325.]

John Cusgrove, coal heaver, side-wheeled steamer CSS Jamestown (operated in James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia area); served sometime between January, 1861 and June, 1862. [ORN 2, 1, 289; DANFS.]

Stephen Cushing, indicated to have been aboard the CSS Alabama, at the time of her battle off Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864; became a wealthy businessman at Los Angeles, California, after the war; died at Bakersfield, California, November, 1897. [New York Times dated Wednesday, November 19, 1897.]

Edward Cusick, Fireman, CSS Arkansas, killed in action, Yazoo River, July 15, 1862. [ORN 1, 19, 69]

A. Cussens, served as private, company D, 3rd (Palmetto) Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery; transferred to the Confederate States Navy at an unspecified date. [Civil War Service Records.]

Thomas F. Cussick, 2nd class fireman; served aboard the side-wheeled steamer CSS Winslow, North Carolina waters, 1861. [ORN 2, 1, 312.]

Alfred Cuthbert (surname also shown as Cuthber), served as landsman and ward room steward aboard the cruiser CSS Florida, 1864; captured aboard the cruiser at Bahia, Brazil, October 7, 1864. [ORN 1, 3, 256; Florida Medical Journal, entry dated May 27, 1864; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 370.]
A.S. Cutler, born Maryland; seaman, CSS Atlanta, 1862-1863; aged 22. [Atlanta Medical Journal, entry dated Wednesday, January 7, 1863; ORN 2, 1, 275.]

A. Cutrell, recruited aboard the CSS Savannah, Savannah squadron, in 1864, and was transferred as landsman from that vessel, on October 6, 1864, to the CSS Georgia, also in the same squadron; transferred to the Richmond station by order of flag officer W.W. Hunter, dated October 19, 1864. [ORN 2, 1, 287; DANFS; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS Alabama - CSS Neuse, page 583; Confederate Navy subject file N - Personnel; NA - Complements, rolls, lists of persons, etc.; CSS New Orleans - Yorktown, page 648.]