Episode 168
Joseph Warren Revere was the grandson of Paul Revere. He led a military life of adventure, discipline, and gallantry. He traveled the globe, raised the American flag over California, helped found the U.S. Naval Academy, and led soldiers as a colonel and general during the American Civil War. During that war, in 1862, while convalescing in Washington, DC, he made a stunning decision to become Catholic. He was baptized in the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore — the Baltimore Basilica — and was a devout Catholic the rest of his days. After his military career ended he lived most of his days at his home in New Jersey. He traveled more, and painted a painting for his parish. Joseph Warren Revere died in 1880 due to injuries and illness suffered during the Civil War.
More Information
- Paul Revere’s Grandson, Civil War General, Becomes Catholic | Pat McNamara
- General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere’s Grandson – Google Play Books
- The Catholic Church in New Jersey : Flynn, Joseph M. (Joseph Michael), 1848-1910 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- Keel and Saddle – Google Books
- Joseph Warren Revere (general) – Wikipedia
Books
- GENERAL JOSEPH WARREN REVERE: THE GOTHIC SAGA OF PAUL REVERE’S GRANDSON
- A Tour Of Duty In California: Including A Description Of The Gold Region And The Voyage Around Cape Horn
- Keel and Saddle: A Retrospect of Forty Years of Military and Naval Service
- The American Catholic Almanac A Daily Reader of Patriots Saints Rogues and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States
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