B. F. Isherwood

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B. F. Isherwood

United States naval engineer

Also known as: Benjamin Franklin Isherwood

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Born:: Oct. 6, 1822, New York City

Died:: June 19, 1915, New York City (aged 92)

Role In:: American Civil War

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B. F. Isherwood (born Oct. 6, 1822, New York City—died June 19, 1915, New York City) was a U.S. naval engineer who, during the American Civil War, greatly augmented the U.S. Navy’s steam-powered fleet. The son of a physician, Isherwood attended Albany (N.Y.) Academy (1831–36) and then learned mechanics and engineering working successively on the Utica & Schenectady Railroad, on the Croton Aqueduct, on the Erie Railroad, at various U.S. Treasury lighthouses, and at the Novelty Iron Works (New York City). In 1844 he joined the Engineer Corps of the U.S. Navy, serving thereafter on several ships and land-based posts. ...(100 of 279 words)

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