Franklin Buchanan (September 17, 1800 – May 11, 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy who became the only full admiral in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War, and commanded the ironclad CSS Virginia.
Read more about Franklin Buchanan: Early Life, Civil War, Later Life, In Memoriam
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