return to the United States in March, Lawrence learned of his promotion to captain. Two months later he took command of the frigate Chesapeake, then preparing for sea at Boston. He left port on June 1, 1813, and immediately engaged the blockading Royal Navy frigate Shannon in a fierce battle. Although slightly smaller, the British ship disabled Chesapeake with gunfire within the first few minutes. Captain Lawrence, mortally wounded by small arms fire, ordered his officers, "Don't give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks." or "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship." Men carried him below, and his crew was overwhelmed by a British boarding party shortly afterward. James Lawrence died of his wounds on June 4, 1813, while his captors directed Chesapeake to Halifax, Nova Scotia. After Lawrence's death was reported to his friend and fellow officer Oliver Hazard Perry, he ordered a large blue battle ensign, stitched with the phrase "DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP" in bold white letters. The Perry Flag was displayed on his flagship during a victorious engagement against the British on Lake Erie in September 1813. The original flag is displayed in the Naval Academy Museum and a replica is displayed in Memorial Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. A replica is also on view at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, on South Bass Island, Ohio. Lawrence was buried with military honors at present-day CFB Halifax, Nova Scotia, but reinterred at Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City. He was survived by his wife, Julia (Montaudevert) Lawrence, who lived until 1865, and their two-year-old daughter, Mary Neill Lawrence. In 1838 Mary married a Navy officer, Lt. William Preston Griffin. On July 4, 1813, Lawrence was posthumously elected to membership in the New York Society of the Cincinnati. Namesakes and honors He was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal and the Thanks of Congress. Many places are named for Captain Lawrence, including: Lawrence, Indiana Lawrence County, Alabama Lawrence County, Arkansas Lawrence County, Illinois Lawrence County, Indiana Lawrence County, Kentucky Lawrence County, Missouri Lawrence County, Mississippi Lawrence County, Ohio Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Indirectly, as this county is named in honor of the sacrifices of the , a namesake of Captain Lawrence.) Lawrence County, Tennessee Lawrence Park Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Lawrenceville, Georgia Lawrenceville, Illinois Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Also home to the