John Randolph Tucker
Born: January 31, 1812
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia
Father: John Tucker
Mother: Susanna Douglas 1785 – 1846
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Wife: Virginia Webb 1819 – 1858
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Married: June 7, 1838Children:
Alfred Tayloe Tucker 1841–1842
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Virginia Flemming Tucker 1846–1847
(Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Harriet R. Tucker 1847–1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Randolph Tucker 1849 – 1928
(Buried: Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia)
Tarlton Webb Tucker 1851–1922
(Buried: Forrest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Tennessee)
Virginius Tucker 1857–1926
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
1826: Joined the United States Navy as a Midshipman on June 1, at the age of fourteen
Served afloat in the Mediterranean and Brazil Squadrons
1837: Promoted to Lieutenant on December 20
1847: Served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Gulf of Mexico, commanding the brig USS Stromboli as part of the blockade in the Mexican–American War, until illness forced him to return north
1849–1852: Assigned to the Home Squadron flagships
1852–1855: Assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron flagships
1855: Received his commission as Commander and commanding officer of USS Pennsylvania on September 14
Ordnance Officer in the Norfolk, Virginia, Navy Yard
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Commander in the Confederate States Navy
Commander in the Virginia Navy
1861 – 1862: Commander of CSS Patrick Henry
Battery Commander at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
Commander of the Ironclad CSS Chicora
1863 – 1865: Commander of Confederate Warships in Charleston, South Carolina
1865: Participated in the Defense of Richmond, Virginia
1865: Surrendered on April 6, 1865 at Battle of Sayler's Creek, Virginia
1865: Held as Prisoner of War by Union Army, until July 24
Occupation after War:
Agent for Southern Express Company of Raleigh, North Carolina
1866 – 1871: Rear Admiral in Peruvian Navy
President of Peruvian Hydrographical Commission of the Amazon
Died: June 12, 1883
Place of Death: Petersburg, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Burial Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia
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