Rear Admiral Joseph Bulloch Coghlan (9 December 1844 – 5 December 1908) was an officer in the

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during the

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and the

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Biography

Born at Frankfort, Kentucky, to Cornelius and Lavinia,COGHLAN, Joseph Bullock
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Coghlan graduated from the

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in 1863. He served in the sloop-of-war during the Civil War. As commander of the

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, Coghlan was military commander of the

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from 15 September 1883 to 13 September 1884. During the Spanish–American War he led the expedition which captured the batteries at

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(2 May 1898) and at

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(7 July) and commanded the

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during the

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on 1 May 1898. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1902. He commanded American forces at Colón, Panama during the

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in 1903. He was a Companion of the

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and the

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. He died at New Rochelle, New York, and was buried at

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Namesakes

Two ships have been named in his honor.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coghlan, Joseph Bulloch 1844 births 1908 deaths United States Navy rear admirals People of Kentucky in the American Civil War American military personnel of the Spanish–American War Commanders of the Department of Alaska Burials at Arlington National Cemetery