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Memory Hill Cemetery, James W. Herty
Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: May 10, 2011
Caption: Memory Hill Cemetery, James W. Herty
Additional Description: (August 14, 1838-December 20, 1876 - gravestone is incorrect) After graduation from the University of New York, James Herty joined the United States Navy as an assistant surgeon. He was assigned to the USS San Jacinto patrolling off the African coast. Returning from African waters, the San Jacinto intercepted the British ship HMS Trent carrying Confederate diplomats to England. After returning to port in Boston in November 1861, Herty resigned from the US Navy and stated his desire to join the Confederacy. He was exchanged for a U.S. physician held by the Confederacy. Herty was assigned to the CSS Richmond and then the Rappahannock. He is the only veteran in Memory Hill who honorably served both the Confederacy and the United States during the Civil War. (Memory Hill Cemetery tour)
Submitted: May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p153866
File Size: 0.283 Megabytes

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