William R. Hoel (7 March 1824 – 23 May 1879) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. A native of Butler County, Ohio, Hoel was a Mississippi River steamboat pilot when he entered the United States Navy 19 October 1861.
Read more about William R. Hoel: Family Life, Opening The Mississippi, The Vicksburg Campaign, In Command of USS Vindicator
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