— Captain Charles Stewart- Thomas Sully (1811-1812)“This dashing young captain was to become o
— Captain Charles Stewart- Thomas Sully (1811-1812)“This dashing young captain was to become one of America’s most famous naval commanders. In the summer of 1813, Charles Stewart took command of the Constitution. That frigate already had acquired her nickname of “Old Ironsides” when, during the War of 1812, a British cannonball had bounced off her sturdy oak hull. Since in their respectively long careers, neither ship nor man ever lost a battle, “Old Ironsides” came to identify both.” (NGA) -- source link
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