CSN Page, Hugh Nelson - Captain

Hugh Nelson Page​

Born: September 28, 1788

Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia

Father: John Page 1743-1789

Mother: Elizabeth Lewis Burwell 1746 – 1811

(Buried: Monumental Church Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)​

1st​ Wife: Mary Imogene Wheeler 1818 – 1847

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

2nd​ Wife: Elizabeth Plume Wilson 1815 – 1894

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Children:

Mary Elizabeth Page 1850 – 1879​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

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Hugh Nelson Page Jr. 1852 – 1914

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

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Holt Wilson Page 1853 – 1893​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)​

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Carter Bruce Page 1855 – 1892​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

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Edmund John Rutter Page 1857 – 1894​

(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia)​

Occupation before War:

1811 – 1818: Midshipman in United States Navy​

1811: Served on the U.S. Navy schooner U.S.S. Tigress​

1812: Ordered to the gunboat squadron in Norfolk, Virginia​

1812: Ordered to Commodore Chauncey's Squadron on Lake Ontario​

1813: Served in the Battle of Lake Erie, dubbed a hero for his performance, helping Commodore Perry defeat the British Royal Navy​

Honored with swords for gallantry by Congress & Virginia for his duty in War of 1812​

1818 – 1838: Lt. in United States Navy​

1838 – 1850: Commander in United States Navy​

1850 – 1861: Captain in United States Navy​

1855 – 1861: Listed on Reserved List of United States Navy​

1861: Submitted his resignation to U.S. Navy accepted on May 14th​​

Civil War Career:

1861: At the age of 74, Page joined the Confederate States Navy, rising to the rank of Captain​

Died: June 3, 1871

Place of Death: Portsmouth, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 82 years old

Burial Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia