George C. Remey
| George Collier Remey | |
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| Born |
August 10, 1841 Burlington, Iowa |
| Died | February 10, 1928 (aged 86) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1859–1903 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
Marblehead Enterprise Charleston Asiatic Squadron |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War Spanish–American War |
George Collier Remey (10 August 1841 – 10 February 1928) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, serving in the Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
Remey was born at Burlington, Iowa, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1859. Initially assigned to the sloop USS Hartford on the Asiatic Station, he returned to the United States with the outbreak of the Civil War and served in the gunboat Marblehead during the Peninsular Campaign, March–July 1862; and, afterward, in the blockade of Charleston. In April 1863, he assumed duties as Executive Officer in the screw sloop Canandaigua and during attacks on Fort Wagner briefly commanded Marblehead. From 23 August to 7 September, he commanded a battery of naval guns on Morris Island, and on the night of 7–8 September led the second division of a boat attack on Fort Sumter. The division made shore, but was smashed by gunfire. Remey and the surviving members of his party were forced to surrender. Following 13 months of imprisonment at Columbia, S.C., Remey was exchanged and returned to duty, serving in the sidewheel steamship De Soto until the end of the war.
In 1866, he saw service off the west coast of South America. In 1870-71, he participated in the Tehuantepec Survey Expedition. After commanding the screw sloop Enterprise and service in the Mediterranean, he was appointed captain in 1885. Four years later he assumed command of the protected cruiser Charleston, flagship of the Pacific Squadron.
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