Josiah Tattnall

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As a U.S. naval officer, Josiah Tattnall traveled around the world during the 1840s and 1850s. After the Civil War began, he was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate navy, with command of the Georgia and South Carolina coasts.

Image from U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph

Josiah Tattnall

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