1. Hiram Paulding was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the War of 1812 until after the Civil War.
11 Facts About Hiram Paulding
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The son of John Paulding, Paulding was born in Cortlandt, New York.
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In 1844, Hiram Paulding was promoted to captain, and in 1845 he assumed command of Vincennes for a three-year East Indian cruise and took command of that station with the departure of Commodore James Biddle for the United States.
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In 1861, Hiram Paulding was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to assist in building up a wartime fleet.
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Hiram Paulding then took over the New York Navy Yard.
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Hiram Paulding was assigned to evacuate ships from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, which the Confederates planned to seize, in April 1861.
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Hiram Paulding found that Charles Stewart McCauley, commander of the navy yard, had ordered destruction of the ships.
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Hiram Paulding had to complete the work of burning and scuttling the largest number of the ships.
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Hiram Paulding was able to remove the USS Cumberland, towed by the USS Pawnee.
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Hiram Paulding died at Huntington, Long Island, New York, 20 October 1878.
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Hiram Paulding published a Journal of a Cruise Among the Islands of the Pacific.