Silas Bent III | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:SilasBent-III.jpg) Silas Bent ca1870 | |
| Born | October 10, 1820 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | August 26, 1887 (aged 66) Shelter Island, Long Island, New York |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | U.S. Navy |
| Years of service | 1836-1861 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Hydrographic Division of the United States Coast Survey |
| Battles/wars | Nagasaki, Japan, rescue mission |
| Awards | Commendation for published hydrographic surveys of Japanese waters |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Elizabeth Tyler |
| Children | Mary Lawrence Bent Lucy (Bent) McKinley Silas Bent IV |
| Relations | Owl Woman (sister-in-law) George Bent (nephew) Lilburn Boggs (brother-in-law) Henry C. Boggs (nephew) Charles Marion Russell (nephew) |
Silas Bent III (October 10, 1820 – August 26, 1887) was a naval officer in the United States Navy before the American Civil War. Silas Bent sailed both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and was recognized by the Navy for his contributions to oceanography published by the Navy. Silas Bent resigned his commission at the outset of the American Civil War, as his sympathy was for the Southern cause.