There were many reasons why these men changed sides; family, home land, political and so on, but for what ever reason these men did. All the men on this page will have additional information on them, there is no family information here only military. That doesn’t mean that family info can’t be found. If you see a name of interest and would like more information, you can write to me, my address can be found in my profile.
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James W. Cooke, of North Carolina, a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.
Midshipman, 1 April, 1828. Passed Midshipman, 14 June, 1834. Master. Lieutenant, 25 February, 1841. Resigned 2 May, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Captain.
Commander James W. Cooke, of North Carolina, for gallant and meritorious conduct in command of the ironclad steam sloop Albemarle on the 19th, 20th, and 21st of April, 1864, in attacking the enemy's ships and batteries, and in cooperation with the army in the capture of the town of Plymouth, N. C., and in the action of the 5th of May, 1864, between the sloop Albemarle under his command and nine of the enemy's gunboats in Albemarle Sound.
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Joseph N. Barney, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.
Midshipman, 30 June, 1835. Passed Midshipman, 22 June, 1841. Master, 22 March, 1847. Lieutenant, 5 August, 1847. Dismissed 4 June, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Commanders.
Joseph N. Barney, of Maryland, first lieutenant in the Navy, to be promoted for gallant and meritorious conduct in command of the steam sloop Jamestown, in the action in Hampton Roads on the 8th day of March, 1862, and in the action at Drewry's Bluff on the 15th of May, 1862.
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Hunter Davidson, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.
Midshipman, 29 October, 1841. Passed Midshipman, 10 August, 1847. Master, 14 September, 1855. Lieutenant, 15 September, 1855. Dismissed 23 April, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Commander.
First Lieut. Hunter Davidson, of Virginia, for gallant and meritorious conduct in command of the torpedo boat Squib in passing through the enemy's fleet off Newport News on the night of the 9th of April, 1864, and attacking the steam frigate Minnesota.
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Isaac N. Brown, of Mississippi, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.
Midshipman, 15 March, 1834. Passed Midshipman, 6 July, 1840. Master, 15 August, 1846. Lieutenant, 31 October, 1846. Dismissed 25 April, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Commander.
Isaac N. Brown, of Mississippi, a lieutenant in the Navy, vice Commander Raphael Semmes, promoted, for gallant and meritorious conduct in successfully engaging the enemy's fleet on the Mississippi River before the city of Vicksburg, whilst in command of the ironclad steamer Arkansas, on the 15th of July, 1862.
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Catesby Ap R. Jones, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.
Midshipman, 18 June, 1836. Passed Midshipman, 1 July, 1842. Master, 14 September, 1848. Lieutenant, 12 May, 1849. Resigned 17 April, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Commander.
Catesby ap R. Jones, of Virginia, a first lieutenant in the Navy, to be promoted for gallant and meritorious conduct as executive and ordnance officer of the steamer Virginia, in the action in Hampton Roads on the 8th of March, 1862, and in the action at Drewry's Bluff on the 15th of May, 1862.
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Admiral.
Franklin Buchanan, of Maryland, a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States, for gallant and meritorious conduct in attacking the enemy's fleet in Hampton Roads, and destroying the frigate Congress, sloop of war Cumberland, and three small steamers, whilst in command of the squadron in the waters of Virginia, on the 8th of March, 1862.
Captain.
Captain. Raphael Semmes, of Alabama, a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States, vice Capt. Franklin Buchanan, promoted, for gallant and meritorious conduct in capturing and destroying the enemy's commerce on the high seas, whilst in command of the steamer Sumter.
Commander.
Isaac N. Brown, of Mississippi, a lieutenant in the Navy, vice Commander Raphael Semmes, promoted, for gallant and meritorious conduct in successfully engaging the enemy's fleet on the Mississippi River before the city of Vicksburg, whilst in command of the ironclad steamer Arkansas, on the 15th of July, 1862.
Commander.
First Lieut. Joseph Price, of North Carolina, to be promoted for gallant and meritorious conduct in the capture of the enemy's steam sloop Water Witch, in Ossabaw Sound, on the 3d of June, 1864, to rank from the 12th day of July, 1864.
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Lieutenants in the Navy.
John H. Parker, of Virginia, a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Midshipman, 30 December, 1836. Passed Midshipman, 1 July, 1842. Lieutenant, 2 June, 1850. Dismissed 18 January, 1862.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Nicholas H. Van Zandt, of the District of Columbia, a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Midshipman, 19 October, 1841. Passed Midshipman, 10 August, 1847. Master, 14 September, 1855. Lieutenant, 15 September, 1855. Dismissed 24 December, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles J. Graves, of Georgia, a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Acting Midshipman, 17 December, 1853. Midshipman, 10 June, 1857. Passed Midshipman, 25 June, 1860. Master, 24 October, 1860. Lieutenant, 8 April, 1861. Dismissed 24 December, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Walter R. Butt, of Virginia, a lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Acting Midshipman, 20 September, 1855. Midshipman, 9 June, 1859. Passed Midshipman, 31 August, 1861. Dismissed 5 October, 1861.
Now to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Surgeon.
Charles F. or ( T. ) Fahs, of Virginia, a surgeon in the, United States Navy.
Assistant Surgeon, 19 April, 1851. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 10 April, 1856. Surgeon, 1 May, 1861. Dismissed 13 November, 1861.
Now to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Assistant surgeon.
James E. Lindsay, of North Carolina, a assistant surgeon in the United States Navy.
Assistant Surgeon, 2 May, 1860. Dismissed 10 October, 1861.
Now to be a assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
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The following names also went over to the other side. Note a few will be a repeat from the above information.
James W. Cooke, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles F.M. Spotswood, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William L. Maury, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Robert B. Pegram, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Carter B. Poindexter, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Henry H. Lewis, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Nay y of the Confederate States.
George W. Harrison, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William A. Wayne, of Georgia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Peter U. Murphy, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Isaac N. Brown, of Mississippi, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Catesby ap R. Jones, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John J. Guthrie, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Joseph N. Barney, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Van Rensellear Morgan, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Edward L. Winder, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John Wilkinson, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles M. Fauntleroy, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William B. Fitzgerald, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John S. Maury, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Reginald Fairfax, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William A. Webb, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles C. Simms, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John W. Bennett, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Augustus McLaughlin, of Maryland, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William H. Parker, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William L. Powell, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William H. Murdaugh, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
James H. Rochelle, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Robert D. Minor, of Missouri, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
David P. McCorkle, of the District of Columbia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William Sharp, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles P. McGary, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Hunter Davidson, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Robert R. Carter, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Oscar F. Johnston, of Tennessee, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Beverly Kennon, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
F. E. Shepperd, of North Carolina, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Joseph W. Alexander, of Virginia, late a lieutenant in the Navy of the United States, to be a lieutenant in the Navy of the Confederate States.
French Forrest, of Virginia, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
George N. Hollins, of Maryland, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Samuel Barron, of Virginia, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William F. Lynch, of Virginia, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Isaac S. Sterrett, of Maryland, late a captain in the Navy of the United States, to be a captain in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Lloyd J. Beall, of Maryland, late a paymaster in the Army of the United States, to be a colonel of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
Henry B. Tyler, of Virginia, late adjutant and inspector of the Marine Corps of the United States, to be lieutenant-colonel of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
George H. Terrett, of Virginia, late a captain of the Marine Corps of the United States, to be major of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
John D. Simms, of Virginia, late a captain in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be captain in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
Israel Greene, of Virginia, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a captain in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
George Holmes, of Florida, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a captain in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
Adam N. Baker, of Florida, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
George P. Turner, of Virginia, late a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the United States, to be a first lieutenant of the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
E. Cantey Stockton, of South Carolina, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
James R. Y. Fendall, of Mississippi, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
Wilbur F. Johnson, of Georgia, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
Edmund J. Lloyd, of Virginia, to be a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps of the Confederate States.
William F. Patton, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
George Blacknall, of North Carolina, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Lewis W. Minor, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William F. McClenahan, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Daniel S. Green, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John T. Mason, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William B. Sinclair, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
R. F. Mason, of Virginia, late a surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
James F. Harrison, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
D. B. Phillips, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles H. Williamson, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William E. Wysham, of Maryland, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Daniel B. Conrad, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
H. W. M. Washington, of Virginia, late a passed assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be a surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Algernon S. Garnett, of Virginia, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Frederick Van Bibber, of Maryland, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John W. Sandford, jr., of North Carolina, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Bennett W. Green, of Virginia, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Joseph D. Grafton, of Arkansas, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles M. Morfit, of Virginia, late an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the United States, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
R. R. Gibbes, of South Carolina, to be an assistant surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Sidney Smith Lee, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William C. Whittle, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Robert D. Thorburn, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Robert G. Robb, of Virginia late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Murray Mason, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William W. Hunter, of Louisiana, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Archibald B. Fairfax, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William McBlair, of Maryland, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Richard L. Page, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Frederick Chatard, of Maryland, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Arthur Sinclair, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles H. Kennedy, of North Carolina, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Matthew F. Maury, of Tennessee, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John R. Tucker, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States
Thomas J. Page, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
George Minor, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Robert F. Pinkney, of Maryland, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Thomas R. Rootes, of Georgia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
James L. Henderson, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William T. Muse, of North Carolina, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Thomas T. Hunter, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Charles F. McIntosh, of Virginia, late a commander in the Navy of the United States, to be a commander in the Navy of the Confederate States.
William P. Williamson, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Michael Quinn, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
James H. Warner, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Thomas A. Jackson, of Virginia, late a chief engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Virginius Freeman, of Virginia, late a first assistant engineer in the Navy of the United States, to be a chief engineer in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John De Bree, of Virginia, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
Thomas R. Ware, of Virginia, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
James A. Semple, of Virginia, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
John Johnston, of North Carolina, late a paymaster in the Navy of the United States, to be a paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States.
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