Fairfax, Donald

MCNEIL, rear admiral U. S. navy; born in Virginia, Aug. 10, 1823; entered the navy as midshipman Aug. 12, 1837. While in command of monitor Nantucket took part in the first attack upon Fort Sumter, and as commander of the monitor Montauk was engaged in all the fights with the forts and defenses of Charleston Harbor which occurred during July and August, 1863; became rear-admiral in 1880. Died at Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 10, 1894. Fair'mount, in Nebraska , a city of Fill more co., on C., B. & Q. and St. J. & G. I. R. Rs., 53 m. W.S.W. of Lincoln; has elevators, flour mills and other important industries. Pop . (1897) 1,029.