William F. Lynch

William Francis Lynch
Born(1801-04-01)1 April 1801
Norfolk, Virginia
Died17 October 1865(1865-10-17) (aged 64)
Baltimore, Maryland
Allegiance United States of America
 Virginia
 Confederate States of America
Service / branch United States Navy
Virginia State Navy
 Confederate States Navy
Years of service1819-1861 (USN)
1861 (Virginia Navy)
1861-1865 (CSN)
Rank Captain (USN)
Captain (CSN)
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Battle of Aquia Creek
Battle of Roanoke Island
Battle of Fort Fisher

Captain William Francis Lynch (1 April 1801 – 17 October 1865) was a naval officer who served first in the United States Navy and later in the Confederate States Navy.