Background
Breese, Randolph Kidder was born on April 14, 1831 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Breese, Randolph Kidder was born on April 14, 1831 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Assigned to duty in Portsmouth on African coast, 1860, then stationed in ship San Jacinto until 1861. Assigned to command mortar flotilla to help open Mississippi River, 1861. Assistant supt; captain, 1874.