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John Newland Maffitt (privateer)
Officer in the Confederate States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John Maffitt, see John Maffitt (disambiguation).
John Newland Maffitt (February 22, 1819 ā May 15, 1886) was an officer in the Confederate States Navy who was nicknamed the "Prince of Privateers" due to his success as a blockade runner and commerce raider in the U.S. Civil War.
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![]() Commander John Newland Maffitt, CSN in 1863 | |
Nickname(s) | "Prince of Privateers" |
Born | (1819-02-22)February 22, 1819 at sea |
Died | May 15, 1886(1886-05-15) (aged 67) Wilmington, North Carolina |
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Years of service | USN 1832-1861 CSN 1861-1865 |
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Battles/wars | American Civil War |
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