Bancroft Gherardi
Bancroft Gherardi was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the MexicanAmerican War and the American Civil War.
Gherardi was born in Jackson, Louisiana, the son of Donato Gherardi , a political refugee from Corsica, and Jane Putnam Bancroft , sister of renowned historian George Bancroft. He was appointed Acting Midshipman June 26, 1846 and served on the Ohio during the MexicanAmerican War. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1851 and graduated the next year. Ordered to the St. Louis, he cruised the Mediterranean, and after promotion to Lieutenant in 1855 he was ordered to the Saratoga.
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