Photo #: NH 102286
Chaplain John L. Lenhart, USN
A member of the Chaplain Corps from 1847 until 1862, he was the
first U.S. Navy Chaplain to lose his life in battle. Chaplain
Lenhart was killed in action during the 8 March 1862 action in
Hampton Roads, Virginia, between USS Cumberland and CSS
Virginia.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 24.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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