After the Alabama sank the USS Hatteras off the coast of Texas on Jan 11, 1863, some California miners from Southern states named the area of their claims, in the shadow of Mt. Whitney, the Alabama Hills.
When news reached the area that the Kearsarge had sunk the Alabama another group of miners with opposing sympathies promptly registered the area of their claims as the Kearsarge Mining District.
The mining camp and growing town became Kearsarge City. A nearby pass through the high Sierras became Kearsarge Pass.
The taunting did not stop there. Soon a prominent peak in the area was named Kearsarge Peak and a ridge of rocky crags became Kearsarge Pinnacles, rising majestically over Kearsarge Lakes.
Of course the Navy maintained the tradition of ships named Kearsarge. The current, and fourth namesake, is an amphibious assault ship. The USS Kearsarge puts the Marines' unique brand of chaos wherever freedom is at risk.
The Alabama Hills, in the Owens Valley near Lone Pine, CA.
Kearsarge Pinnacles overlooking Kearsarge Lakes. Hiking access via 11,760 foot Kearsarge Pass by way of Onion Valley road, terminating at a 9,200 foot campground.
The USS Kearsarge, delivering United States Marines worldwide.