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Oliver Spencer Glisson (January 18, 1809 – November 20, 1890), was a rear admiral of the United States Navy. After commanding a schooner in the Mexican-American War, he was posted to the East India Squadron and took part in the Japan Expedition when the first treaty with the Japanese was signed by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853. Throughout the American Civil War, Glisson served in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, intercepting illegal trade across the Potomac, and patrolling the mouth of the Rappahannock. Early in the war, Glisson rescued a group of slaves who were being used by the Confederates as a human shield. Although this rescue contravened the Fugitive Slave Act, it was authorised by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles on humanitarian grounds. == Childhood == Glisson was born to Thomas Glisson () and Rebecca Runyan Glisson () near Mount Pleasant, Ohio, (Mount Healthy since 1850) in Hamilton County, the second of ten children. * Spencer Glisson (). * Oliver Spencer Glisson * Caleb Glisson (). * Sarah Wiggans Glisson (). * Thomas Runyan Glisson (). * Mary Ann Glisson (). * John Scott Glisson (). * Harriet Hannah Glisson (). * Edward Johnston Glisson (). * Martha Matilda Glisson (). The family relocated to a farm east of Brookville, Indiana, in neighboring Franklin county around 1817. To attend school, Glisson lived at the Brookville home of Dr. David Oliver. After Glisson entered the U.S. Navy, his family moved back to Hamilton County on a farm located in Colerain Township around 1828. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oliver S. Glisson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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