Silas Bent (naval Officer)
Silas Bent III (1820–1887) was a naval officer in the U.S. Navy prior to the American Civil War. Silas Bent sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and was recognized by the Navy for his contributions to oceanography which were published by the Navy. At the outset of the American Civil War, Silas Bent resigned his commission, as his sympathy was for the Southern cause.
Read more about Silas Bent (naval Officer): Early Life and Family, U.S. Naval Service, Rescuing Americans At Nagasaki, Hydrographic Surveys, Resigned Due To Southern Sympathies, Final Years, Honored in Ship Naming, See Also
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