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Worden, John Lorimer 1818-1897
Naval officer; born in Mount Pleasant, Westchester co., N. Y., March 12, 1818; entered the navy in 1834 as midshipman; was made lieutenant in 1846, and commander on July 16, 1862.
He was despatched from Washington on the morning of April 7, 1861, by the Secretary of the Navy, to carry orders to Captain Adams, of the Sabine, near Fort Pickens.
Warden arrived at Montgomery, Ala., late at night on the 9th, and departed for Pensacola early the next morning.
He observed great excitement in the Gulf region, and, fearing he might be arrested, he read his despatches carefully and then tore them up. On the morning of the 11th he arrived at Pensacola.
There he was taken before General Bragg, and told that officer he was a lieutenant of the United States navy, and had been sent from Washington, under orders from the Navy Department, to communicate with the squadron under Captain Adams.
Bragg immediately wrote a pass, and, as he handed it to Worden, remar
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Worden, John Lorimer 1818-1897
Naval officer; born in Mount Pleasant, Westchester co., N. Y., March 12, 1 immediately wrote a pass, and, as he handed it to Worden, remarked, I suppose you have despatches for Captain Adams?
Worden replied, I have no written ones, but I have a verbal communication to make to him from the Nae, a flag-oftruce vessel lying in Pensacola Harbor, Worden was conveyed to the Sabine, arriving there about non time to save it from the effects of treachery.
Worden immediately returned to Pensacola and started for W found he had committed a great blunder in allowing Worden to go to the Sabine (a spy having informed him of tred to shield his own stupidity by falsely accusing Worden of having practised falsehood and deception in gaination he telegraphed to Montgomery, and recommended Worden's arrest.
It was done a short distance below Montged for Lieutenant Sharpe, of the Confederate navy.
Worden was the first prisoner of war held by the Confedera