He remained several weeks and then went back to the fleet at Vera Cruz.

One of the vessels had been capsized in a squall, and the captain was occupying Winslow's room, and continued to share it until other arrangements could be made.
The name of this visitor was Raphael Semmes, afterward the commander of the _Alabama_.

The history of our navy is full of such strange occurrences.

When the furnace blast of secession swept over the country, the most intimate friends--in many cases brothers--became the deadliest of enemies.

For a time two flags were flung to the breeze in the United States, and the men who fought under each were among the bravest of the brave, for they were all _Americans_.
In 1855 Winslow was made a commander and was engaged in various duties until the breaking out of the Civil War.