LT Charles W. 'Savez" Read, Confederate States Navy -- Rose Hill Cemetery, Meridian MS
N 32° 21.794 W 088° 43.143
16S E 338259 N 3581997
A stone monument erected by the Sons of Confederate Veterans honors LT Charles Rad of the Confederate navy at Rose Hill Cemetery in Meridian NS
Waymark Code: WMWEQ7
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2017
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The monument reads as follows:
"CHARLES W. "SAVEZ" READ
NAVAL HERO OF THE CONFEDERACY
Lieutenant Rad, a native Mississippian, is buried here. He was an 1860 graduate of Annapolis. With a crew of 17, he captured 22 Union ships in 21 days and struck terror across the Eastern seaboard. This adventure has been called the most brilliant, daredevil naval action of the war.
W. D. Camoeron Camp No. 221
Sons of Confederate Veterans
1998"
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Type of memorial: Monument
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