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Question: I was born in Maine and was an under sheriff in California,. When the war started, my outfit escorted big wheels Al and Lew almost 1500 miles across the hot dry desert so they could join the war effort.
I am buried in Tempe, Arizona. BTW, You can call me Al too. Who am I?
credit: @Reb
May the 4th be with you Bonus:
I'm a famous ship with a few aliases. I was first named for the river near where I was built by the US Navy, then I was reborn and renamed after the Yanks sank me. Ultimately I was ordered destroyed by my owners in the spring of 1862 when I became homeless. My battle ensign now resides in a major Northern city history museum.
What was my name before leaving the US Navy, what named was used during my Confederate service, and what was I referred to in my most famous battle...and what was wrong with that name?
credit: @1stMN
I am buried in Tempe, Arizona. BTW, You can call me Al too. Who am I?
credit: @Reb
May the 4th be with you Bonus:
I'm a famous ship with a few aliases. I was first named for the river near where I was built by the US Navy, then I was reborn and renamed after the Yanks sank me. Ultimately I was ordered destroyed by my owners in the spring of 1862 when I became homeless. My battle ensign now resides in a major Northern city history museum.
What was my name before leaving the US Navy, what named was used during my Confederate service, and what was I referred to in my most famous battle...and what was wrong with that name?
credit: @1stMN