CSN McCarrick, Patrick - Lt. Commander

Patrick McCarrick​

Born: June 16, 1821

Birthplace: Ballina, Ireland

Wife: Margaret Collins 1819 – 1900

(Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

Children:

Captain James McCarrick 1843 – 1912
(Buried: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)

Occupation before War:

Merchant Marine in Virginia​

Civil War Career:

Commander of CSS Sea Bird​

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Lt. Commander in the Confederate States Navy​

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One of the officers detailed to free Prisoners on Johnson's Island​

Died: February 3, 1888

Place of Death: Norfolk, Virginia

Age at time of Death:

Burial Place: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia

 

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Before becomming Lt.Commander of the Sea Bird he was serving on board the converted steamer "Winslow".This ship sank during a storm in November 1861

 

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The Sea Bird was the flagship of the Confederate Navy's "Mosquito Fleet". This ship was a side-wheeler that was built in 1854 in Keyport, New Jersey. It was purchased by North Carolina in 1861. It was refitted and armed with two cannon. The majority of the men killed or captured during the battle of Elizabeth City were aboard the Seabird. It was rammed and sunk by the USS Commmodore Perry.

 

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