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Collection of 19th Century US Navy Items Attributed to Rear Admiral John A. Winslow - Collection of 19th Century US Navy Items Attributed to Rear Admiral John A. Winslow. 1 1861 Metal Spyglass with Original Round Case Marked A on the Cap, 1 1861-186 Silver Plate Match Safe or Vesta with Molded Portraits of General Grant, General Sherman, and Admiral Farragut, Inscribed Our Heroes, 1 signature of a letter from John A. Winslow, 1 Tintype Photograph of Admiral Winslow. 1 Carte de visite signed by Admiral Winslow, 1 Carte de visite of the admiral. John A. Winslow was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1811. He entered the Navy as a Midshipman in 1827, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1839 and to Commander in 1855. During the Mexican War, he was commended to gallantry for his activities at Tobasco. Soon after the outbreak of the Civil War, Commander Winslow was assigned as Executive Officer of the Western Gunboat Flotilla. He was injured while commanding the incomplete ironclad river gunboat Benton in the Fall of 1861 and spent several months recovering. Promoted to Captain in July 1862, Winslow returned to the Mississippi area for further service, but was detached late in the year. He took command of USS Kearsarge in April 1863. Over the next year and a half, Captain Winslow patrolled European waters in search of Confederate raiders, keeping his ship and crew well-prepared for combat. On 19 June 1864, he led them to victory in one of the Civil War's most notable naval actions, the battle between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama. Winslow was promoted to the rank of Commodore as a result of this action. He became a Rear Admiral in 1870 and commanded the Pacific Squadron from then until 1872. Rear Admiral John A. Winslow died on 29 September 1873, soon after retiring from active naval service. Several U.S. Navy ships have been named in his honor, including Winslow Torpedo Boat 5 of 1897-1911, Winslow Destroyer 53 of 1915-1936, and Winslow DD-359, later AG-127 of 1937-1959. Dimensions - Largest to Smallest: H 6 x W 2 x D 2 inches, H 3.75 x W 3.5 x D 1 inches, H 5 x W 3 x D .1 inches, H 5 x W 3 x D .1 inches, H 2.75 x W 1.5 x D .5 inches, H 1.75 x W 4.5 x D .1 inches Condition: Signs of age Provenance: Private Texas Collection