John Wilkinson
Officer in the Confederate States Navy, commanded CSS Chickamauga
About John Wilkinson
Lived 1821 – 1891 (aged 69–70).
John Wilkinson was born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 6, 1821. He was a lieutenant and captain in the Confederate States Navy (CSN) during the American Civil War. He was commander of several blockade runners, including the and the . For the CSS Robert E. Lee, he persuaded the owner in Scotland to sell it to the CSN for the same price that they had just bought her for. Wilkinson died on December 25, 1891.
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Who was John Wilkinson?
officer in the Confederate States Navy, commanded CSS Chickamauga
When was John Wilkinson born?
John Wilkinson was born in 1821.
When did John Wilkinson die?
John Wilkinson died in 1891.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Wilkinson (CSN)
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