Augustus Kilty

Template:Infobox military person Rear Admiral Augustus Henry Kilty (November 25, 1807 – November 10, 1879) was a United States Navy officer who served during the Civil War.

Biography

Born at Annapolis, Maryland, Kilty was appointed midshipman on July 4, 1821.<ref name="DANFS">Template:Cite DANFS</ref> He served in the frigate Template:USS in the West India Squadron from 1827, then in the frigate Template:USS in the Brazil Squadron from 1829.<ref name="Hamersly">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kilty was promoted to passed midshipman on April 28, 1832, and served aboard the schooner Template:USS in the West India Squadron in 1832–34.<ref name="Hamersly"/>

He was commissioned as a lieutenant on September 6, 1837, and served on the sloop Template:USS in the East India Squadron,<ref name="Hamersly"/> taking part in Commodore George Reid's operations in defense of American merchantmen at Quallah Batto in 1839.<ref name="DANFS"/> He then served on the frigates Template:USS and Template:USS in the Mediterranean Squadron between 1843 and 1848.<ref name="Hamersly"/>

In 1850 he was stationed on the receiving ship at New York, and was at Baltimore a year later, returning to New York in 1855. Kilty was simultaneously promoted to commander on September 14, 1855,<ref name="Hamersly"/> and placed on the Reserve List.<ref name="Callahan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kilty returned to the Active List on January 6, 1859,<ref name="Callahan"/> and was stationed in Baltimore in 1860 as a recruiting officer.<ref name="Hamersly"/> From 1861 Kilty commanded the ironclad gunboat Template:USS of the Mississippi Flotilla,<ref name="Hamersly"/> and saw action at Island No. 10 and Fort Pillow. He commanded an expedition to White River, Arkansas, and during the operation, on June 17, 1862, was severely wounded, causing the loss of his left arm.<ref name="DANFS"/> Kilty received his commission as a captain on July 16, 1862, and spent the years 1863–64 on ordnance duty. He commanded the ironclad frigate Template:USS in the North Atlantic Squadron from 1864 to 1865, and was promoted to commodore on July 25, 1866, and served as the Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard.<ref name="Hamersly"/>

Kilty was placed on the Retired List on November 25, 1868, and received promotion to rear admiral on July 13, 1870. He died on November 10, 1879.<ref name="Callahan"/>

Namesake

The destroyer Template:USS, launched in April 1918, was named in his honor.<ref name="DANFS"/>

References

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External links

• Picture History : Augustus H. Kilty (1807-1879)