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US Navy Commodore Josiah Tattnall was commander of the US East India Squadron from [[1858]] to [[1861]]. He succeeded [[James Armstrong]] in that position, and in 1860 commanded the [[USS Powhatan|USS ''Powhatan'']], carrying the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shogunate's]] [[1860 Japanese Embassy to the United States|first embassy to the United States]].
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