▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 1 8 5 4 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ip w re cks ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Mar itime ▁inc idents ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Jean - R ac ine ▁Me iss onn ier ▁( 1 7 9 4 ▁– ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 6 ), ▁also ▁called ▁Me iss onn ier ▁Je une , ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁classical ▁guitar ist , ▁musical ▁arr anger ▁and ▁composer , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁music ▁publish er . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁Me iss onn ier ▁learned ▁the ▁guitar ▁from ▁his ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Jean - An to ine ▁Me iss onn ier ▁( 1 7 8 3 – 1 8 5 7 ), ▁himself ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁publish er . ▁After ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁capital , ▁he ▁taught ▁the ▁instrument ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁before ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁a ▁music ▁merchant , ▁Cor b aux , ▁at ▁ 2 8 ▁rue ▁D au ph ine ▁in ▁Paris . ▁▁ ▁He ▁arranged ▁many ▁pieces , ▁especially ▁opera ▁pieces , ▁for ▁the ▁guitar . ▁He ▁also ▁composed ▁a rias ▁that ▁have ▁become ▁class ics , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁published : ▁Three ▁Du ets ▁for ▁guitar ▁and ▁viol in ; ▁Three ▁Ron de aux ; ▁Air s ▁conn us ▁pour ▁gu itare ▁seule , ▁O pp . ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 4 ; ▁Air s ▁d ' op éra