Memorial: M3212

Memorial in Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York, United States of America, commemorating Lieutenant Augustus Ludlow, USN d. 1813

Location

Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York, United States of America, Rest of the World

Transcript

'In memory of / Lieutenant AUGUSTUS C. LUDLOW / of the United States Navy / Born in Newburgh, 1792, died in Halifax 1813. Scarcely was he twenty-one years of age / when, like the blooming Euryalus, he accompanied his beloved Commander to battle. / Never could it have been more truly said / 'His amor unus erat pariterque in bella ruebant.' [Aeneid IX 182] [One love united them and side by side they entered combat]. / The favourite of Lawrence and second in command, / he emulated the patriotic valour of his friend on the bloody decks of the Chesapeake and / when required, like him yielded with courageous resignation his spirit to Him who gave it'

Details

Vessel: USS Chesapeake

Event

War of 1812

People

Ludlow, Augustus C
Age: 21
Date of Death: 6/1813
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant USN
Organisation: United States Navy

Extra

Notes: See Capt. James Lawrence on same monument. Both Captain Lawrence and Lieutenant Ludlow were mortally wounded when their ship engaged HMS Shannon on 1 June 1813. USS Ludlow was named after him.

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters