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About William Harwar Parker
William Harwar Parker was an officer in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy. His autobiography, entitled Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841–1865, provides a unique insight into the United States Navy of the mid-19th century during an era when the Age of Sail was coming to an end and the advent of steam power and ironclads was beginning.
Everything about William Harwar Parker →- Occupation
- military officer, diplomat
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- October 8, 1826
- Died
- December 30, 1896