Rear Admiral John Henry Russell (4 July 1827 – 1 April 1897) was an officer of the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
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Spare their women for Thy Sake,
And if that is not too easy
We will pardon Thy Mistake.
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