of State in Washington, D.C. Admiral Crosby was an early member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars and one of a very few members who were veterans of the Mexican War. Admiral Peirce Crosby died at Washington, D.C., on June 15, 1899 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Namesake The destroyer was named after him. References 1824 births 1899 deaths United States Navy rear admirals (upper half) United States Navy personnel of the Mexican–American War Union Navy officers People from Upper Chichester Township, Pennsylvania People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Burials at Arlington National Cemetery