Bridge, Horatio
naval officer, lawyer, journalist, was born April 8, 1806, in Augusta, Maine. He published The Journal of an African Cruiser, the authorship of which is usually accredited to his classmate, Nathaniel Hawthorne. The book was, in fact, edited by Hawthorne from Bridge's notes. He was assigned to duty as chief of the bureau of provisions and clothing, the duties of which he faithfully performed for nearly fifteen years, covering the whole period of the civil war, and involving transactions and disbursements to the amount of many millions of dollars. He was retired with the rank of commodore. He died March 20, 1893, in Athens, Pa.