William Radford

William Radford
1860 daguerreotype
Born(1809-09-09)September 9, 1809
Fincastle, Virginia
DiedJanuary 8, 1890(1890-01-08) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C.
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery
Plot: Reno Hill, Lot 916
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branch United States Navy
Years of service1825–1870
Rank Rear admiral
CommandsUSS Lexington
USS Dacotah
USS Cumberland
USS New Ironsides
North Atlantic Squadron
European Squadron
Battles / warsSecond Seminole War
Mexican–American War
American Civil War
RelationsWilliam Clark
Stephen W. Kearny
Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr.
Sophie Radford de Meissner
William R. Coyle
François E. Matthes
Rosemary Radford Ruether

William Radford (September 9, 1809 – January 8, 1890) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, in which he remained loyal to the Union, despite his Virginia birth. Radford commanded the Ironclad Division in the attacks on Fort Fisher (December 1864/January 1865) to assert Union control of Cape Fear.