Horace Lawson Hunley | |
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Born | Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S. | December 29, 1823
Died | October 15, 1863 Charleston, South Carolina, C.S. | (aged 39)
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Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Alma mater | University of Louisiana |
Horace Lawson Hunley (December 29, 1823 – October 15, 1863) was a Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War. He developed early hand-powered submarines, the most famous of which was posthumously named for him, H. L. Hunley.