LeRoy Fitch

LeRoy Fitch

Infobox Military Person
name = LeRoy Fitch
born = 1 October 1835
died = 13 April 1875
placeofbirth = Logansport, Indiana
placeofdeath = Logansport, Indiana


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allegiance = United States of America
serviceyears = 1856–1875
rank = Commander
branch = United States Navy
commands = USS "Moose"
battles = American Civil War

LeRoy Fitch, born 1 October 1835 in Logansport, Indiana, was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1856, and served with great distinction in the American Civil War and afterward. Commanding "Moose" in the Mississippi Squadron, in 1863 he pursued General John Hunt Morgan, CSA, the famed raider, for 500 miles up the Ohio River, frustrating Morgan's attempts to cross the river and retire to Confederate territory. Commander Fitch died in Logansport, Ind., 13 April 1875.

Namesake

In 1941, the destroyer USS "Fitch" (DD-462) was named in honor of Commander Fitch, sponsored by his grand-niece, Mrs. H. W. Thomas.

ee also

References

:DANFS|http://history.navy.mil/danfs/f2/fitch.htm


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