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GREEN, Joseph F., naval officer, born in Maine, 24 November, 1811. He was appointed midshipman, 1 November. 1827, and promoted to passed midshipman, 10 June, 1833. He was commissioned lieutenant, 28 February, 1838, and throughout, the Mexican war was attached to the ship-of-line "Ohio," of the Pacific squadron, and took part in all the important actions on the Pacific coast. From 1850 till 1858 he served at the Boston navy yard on ordnance duty, and at the naval academy. He was commissioned commander, 14 September, 18"55, captain in 1862, commanded the steam sloop "Canandaigua," of the South Atlantic blockading squadron, in 1862-'4, and participated in the bombardment of Fort Wagner, 18 July, 1863. From 1866 till 1868 he was on ordnance duty at the Boston navy yard, and was commissioned as commodore, 24 July, 1867. He was assigned to special duty in 1869, commanded the southern squadron of the Atlantic fleet in 1870, was commissioned rear admiral the same year, and retired 25 November, 1872.
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