Horace Lawson Hunley

Horace Lawson Hunley
Hunley in c. 1860
Born(1823-12-29)December 29, 1823
Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 15, 1863(1863-10-15) (aged 39)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Buried
Magnolia Cemetery
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch Confederate States Navy
Service years1861–1863
RankFinancier
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
Alma materUniversity of Louisiana

Horace Lawson Hunley (December 29, 1823 – October 15, 1863) was a Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War. He developed early hand-powered submarines, the most famous of which was posthumously named for him, H. L. Hunley.

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