Alexander Mosely Pennock

Alexander Mosely Pennock
Born	(1813-11-01)November 1, 1813 Norfolk, Virginia
Died	September 20, 1876(1876-09-20) (aged 62) Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1828–76
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Relations	David Farragut (brother-in-law)

Alexander Mosely Pennock (November 1, 1813 – September 20, 1876) was an officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was a captain during the war and rose to the rank of rear admiral after the war.

References

James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (1898). Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton & company. p. 718. ISBN 1-4367-8017-9.
"Funeral of Rear Admiral Pennock" (PDF). New York Times. September 23, 1876. Retrieved 2008-11-26.

External links

History of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
"Rash's Surname Index". The Pennocks of Primitive Hall. Retrieved 2008-11-26.

Military offices
Preceded by Edmund Colhoun	Commander, Asiatic Squadron 29 May 1874–24 June 1875	Succeeded by Robert F. R. Lewis

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