James Iredell Waddell (July 3, 1824 - March 15, 1886) was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. Waddell was born in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He joined the United States Navy as a Midshipman in September 1841. His nearly two decades in the U.S. Navy included early service in USS "Pennsylvania", Mexican-American War operations off Veracruz aboard USS "Somers", a tour off South America in USS "Germantown", … Wikipedia
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