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| − | '''William Conway''' was a quartermaster in the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States (Union) Navy]], on duty when the [[NAS Pensacola|Navy Yard]] was surrendered to the Confederacy on [[January 12]], [[1861]]. When | + | '''William Conway''' was a quartermaster in the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States (Union) Navy]], on duty when the [[NAS Pensacola|Navy Yard]] was surrendered to the Confederacy on [[January 12]], [[1861]]. When Conway was ordered<ref>Sources disagree on who exactly gave the order.</ref> to [[Wikipedia:Striking the colors|strike the colors]], he refused to do so, reportedly stating either "I have served under that flag for forty years, and I won't do it,"<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=fF4pYIceqwEC&printsec=titlepage ''Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography''], 1888. p. 712.</ref> or "That is the flag of my country. I have given my life to it. I will not haul it down."<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=IqvKJzXfq_cC&printsec=titlepage ''Maine, My State'']], 1919. p. 268.</ref> Conway was subsequently jailed for his indignation. |
After his release Conway was commended by the Secretary of the Navy and awarded a gold medal by the State of California. Two U.S. naval [[Wikipedia:Destroyer|destroyer]]s have been named in his honor. | After his release Conway was commended by the Secretary of the Navy and awarded a gold medal by the State of California. Two U.S. naval [[Wikipedia:Destroyer|destroyer]]s have been named in his honor. | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 27 October 2007
| William Conway | |
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| Born | 1802[1] or 1808[2] Camden, Maine |
| Died | November 30, 1865[3] Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation | Quartermaster, Union Navy |
William Conway was a quartermaster in the United States (Union) Navy, on duty when the Navy Yard was surrendered to the Confederacy on January 12, 1861. When Conway was ordered[4] to strike the colors, he refused to do so, reportedly stating either "I have served under that flag for forty years, and I won't do it,"[5] or "That is the flag of my country. I have given my life to it. I will not haul it down."[6] Conway was subsequently jailed for his indignation.
After his release Conway was commended by the Secretary of the Navy and awarded a gold medal by the State of California. Two U.S. naval destroyers have been named in his honor.
References
- ↑ Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, 1888. p. 712.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Sources disagree on who exactly gave the order.
- ↑ Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, 1888. p. 712.
- ↑ Maine, My State], 1919. p. 268.
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