Civil War Wiki
Explore
Main Page
All Pages
Community
Interactive Maps
Recent Blog Posts
Wiki Content
Recently Changed Pages
Americana, São Paulo
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States
Pulaski Riot
List of American Civil War topics
Martin Delany
Battle of Laredo
Thomas Sherwin
Union Army officers
Felix Salm-Salm
Andre Cailloux
Stephen Atkins Swails
John B. Weber
George Luther Stearns
Henry Larcom Abbot
James William Abert
United States Military Academy alumni
Dennis Hart Mahan
Robert Parker Parrott
Lloyd J. Beall
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
William Gilham
Caleb Huse
James Madison Leach
Community
Help
FANDOM
Fan Central
BETA
Games
Anime
Movies
TV
Video
Wikis
Explore Wikis
Community Central
Start a Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Sign In
Sign In
Register
Civil War Wiki
5,850
pages
Explore
Main Page
All Pages
Community
Interactive Maps
Recent Blog Posts
Wiki Content
Recently Changed Pages
Americana, São Paulo
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States
Pulaski Riot
List of American Civil War topics
Martin Delany
Battle of Laredo
Thomas Sherwin
Union Army officers
Felix Salm-Salm
Andre Cailloux
Stephen Atkins Swails
John B. Weber
George Luther Stearns
Henry Larcom Abbot
James William Abert
United States Military Academy alumni
Dennis Hart Mahan
Robert Parker Parrott
Lloyd J. Beall
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
William Gilham
Caleb Huse
James Madison Leach
Community
Help
Editing
Nehemiah Dyer
Back to page
Edit
Edit source
View history
Talk (0)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
'''Nehemiah Mayo Dyer''' (19 February 1839 - 28 January 1910) was a [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] in [[United States Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]] and [[Spanish-American War]]. ==Biography== Born in [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]], Dyer entered the Navy as [[master's mate]] in 1862 and was promoted to acting ensign and acting master for gallant service aboard [[USS Metacomet (1863)|''Metacomet'']] during the [[Battle of Mobile Bay]], 4–5 August 1864. He won additional laurels while commanding the [[cruiser]] {{USS|Baltimore|C-3|6}} in the [[Battle of Manila Bay]] 1 May 1898. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 62 on 19 February 1901. Rear Admiral Dyer died in [[Melrose, Massachusetts]], 28 January 1910. He is buried in the Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose, Massachusetts. Admiral Dyer was one of the few individuals who served with Admiral Farragut at Mobile Bay and also Commodore Dewey at Manila Bay. ==Awards and decorations== Admiral Dyer received the Civil War Campaign Medal, Battle of Manila Bay Commemorative Medal (the "Dewey Medal") and the Spanish Campaign Medal. *[[File:Civil War Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Civil War Campaign Medal]] *[[File:Blueyellowribbon.jpg|60px]] [[Battle of Manila Bay|Battle of Manila Bay Medal]] *[[File:Spanish Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Spanish Campaign Medal]] ==Namesake== [[USS Dyer (DD-84)|USS ''Dyer'' (DD-84)]] was named in his honor. ==See also== {{Portal box|American Civil War|United States Navy}} ==References== :{{DANFS}} {{Persondata |NAME= Dyer, Nehemiah |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[United States]] [[United States Navy|Navy]] [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]] |DATE OF BIRTH= 19 February 1839 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]] |DATE OF DEATH= 28 January 1910 |PLACE OF DEATH= [[Melrose, Massachusetts]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyer, Nehemiah M.}} [[Category:1839 births]] [[Category:1910 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Spanish–American War]] [[Category:Union Navy admirals]] [[Category:United States Navy admirals]] [[Category:People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War]]
Summary:
Please note that all contributions to the Civil War Wiki are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Templates used on this page:
Template:DANFS
(
view source
)
Template:Persondata
(
view source
)
Template:Portal/Images/American civil war
(
view source
)
Template:Portal/Images/United states navy
(
view source
)
Template:Portal/core
(
view source
)
Template:Portal box
(
view source
)
Template:Ship
(
view source
)
Template:USS
(
view source
)
Follow on IG
TikTok
Join Fan Lab