Charles J. Train | |
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Charles J. Train around the time of the Spanish–American War.
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Born |
Framingham, Massachusetts |
14 May 1845
Died | 4 August 1906 Yantai, China |
(aged 61)
Buried at | United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1864–1906 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Rear Admiral Charles Jackson Train (14 May 1845 – 4 August 1906) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish–American War and later as the second Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet.
Train was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on 14 May 1845, and was appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 27 November 1861, graduating in November 1864. From 1866 to 1867 he served aboard the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, the screw frigate USS Colorado, being promoted to ensign on 1 November 1866 and to master on 1 December 1866 while aboard Colorado. During 1868 he served aboard the screw sloop-of-war USS Frolic in the European Squadron, and was promoted to lieutenant on 12 March 1868 while aboard Frolic. He was aboard the screw frigate USS Sabine while she made midshipman training cruises to ports in Europe and the Mediterranean in 1869 and 1870, and was promoted to lieutenant commander on 30 June 1869.