James Iredell Waddell
| James Iredell Waddell | |
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Commander James Iredell Waddell, CSN
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| Born |
July 3, 1824 Pittsboro, North Carolina |
| Died | March 15, 1886 (aged 61) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Buried at | St. Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Years of service | 1841 - 1861 (USN) 1862 - 1865 (CSN) |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant (USN) Commander (CSN) |
| Commands held | CSS Shenandoah |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
James Iredell Waddell (July 3, 1824 – March 15, 1886) was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy.
During the American Civil War, Waddle took command of the CSS Shenandoah, which he used to sail around the globe and launch raids against the U.S. Navy. It was not until August 1865 that he learned the war had ended. He eventually surrendered his vessel to British authorities in Liverpool on November 6, marking the last official surrender of the Civil War.
Waddell was born in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He joined the United States Navy as a Midshipman in September 1841, and later graduated from the United States Naval Academy. His nearly two decades in the U.S. Navy included early service in USS Pennsylvania, Mexican-American War operations off Veracruz aboard USS Somers, a tour off South America in USS Germantown, an assignment as a United States Naval Academy instructor, eastern Pacific duty in USS Saginaw and a cruise with the East Indies Squadron with USS John Adams. Lieutenant Waddell resigned his commission while returning home in the latter ship late in 1861 at the outbreak of the American Civil War and was dismissed from the U.S. Navy in January 1862.
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