John Newland Maffitt | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Newland_Maffitt_-_DPLA_-_c42e6f0acb004c3cb128951510c64af7_(page_1).jpg) Commander John Newland Maffitt, CSN in 1863 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Prince of Privateers" |
| Born | February 22, 1819 at sea |
| Died | May 15, 1886 (aged 67) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service |  United States Navy Confederate States Navy |
| Years of service | USN 1832-1861 CSN 1861-1865 |
| Rank | &sq=&lang=&file=File:USN_lt_rank_insignia.jpg){kind=icon} Lieutenant (USN)&sq=&lang=&file=File:Csn_strap_cmdr.png){kind=small} Commander (CSN) |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
John Newland Maffitt (February 22, 1819 – 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.