John Lorimer Worden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1818
Place of Birth: Mount Pleasant, New York, United States
Date of Death: 19-Dec-1897
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John Lorimer Worden
- John Lorimer Worden (March 12, 1818 – October 19, 1897) was a U.S.
- Navy officer in the American Civil War, who took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first-ever engagement between ironclad steamships at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 9 March 1862. Commanding the Union’s only warship of this class, USS Monitor, Worden challenged the Confederate vessel Virginia, a converted steam-frigate that had sunk two Union blockaders and damaged two others.
- After a four-hour battle, both ships withdrew, unable to pierce the other’s armour.
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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[I can find no source naming Levin Handy as part of Brady's project to photograph Civil War soldiers]
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