Caldwell, Charles

HENRY BROMEDGE, commodore in U. S. Navy. Born in Hingham, Ma ., June 11, 1828, and entered the navy as midshipman, Feb. 27, 1838. An expedition which he conducted with great ability was against a tribe of cannibals of the Fiji Islands. While in command of the steamer Itasca he took an active part in the bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 24, 1862. He was engaged in the action with the Grand Gulf batteries, Mi i ippi river, June 9, 1862. During the spring and summer of 1863, he was commander of the iron-clad E ex , and took part in all the operations at Port Hudson. Died at Boston, Ma ., Nov. 30, 1877.