ate ▁gun bo ats . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁taken ▁prisoner , ▁and ▁his ▁vessel ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Lib by ▁Pr ison ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁until ▁ex changed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁comm ande ered ▁and ▁armed ▁the ▁civil ian ▁vessel ▁Union ▁at ▁Mar ion , ▁Indiana ▁for ▁defense ▁against ▁Morgan ' s ▁Ra iders ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mobile ▁Bay ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁convey ed ▁the ▁former ▁ ▁to ▁Japan , ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁sold . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁First ▁Class ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Command ery ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁after ▁being ▁appointed ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁rear ▁adm iral ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Chile an ▁waters ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁It ata ▁Inc ident ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁affair ▁and ▁military ▁incident ▁involving ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Chile ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Chile an ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁concerned ▁an ▁attempted ▁arms ▁ship ment ▁by ▁the ▁re bel ▁ship ▁It ata ▁from ▁the