Charles B. Seymour

Charles B. Seymour was born c1841 in Ohio and enlisted in Brooklyn, NY as a Seaman on 4 May 1864 for a two year term with previous naval experience of 21 months. ^[1] The Brooklyn's roll states he was received from New York,^[4] presumably he was part of the draft of sailors sent to the fleet via the supply ship USS Union.

Seymour was aboard the Brooklyn during the 5 August 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay, in which action he was killed after being struck by a shell.^[2],[3].

Charles Seymour was 23 years old and had been in the Navy for two years across both enlistments.

Interment

Section 2, Grave 550, Mobile National Cemetery.

Charles Seymour and the rest of the Brooklyn KIAs from the Battle of Mobile Bay were originally buried at Fort Powell. The graves were later removed by the Army Quartermaster Department to Mobile National Cemetery.

Dependents

Awards and Memorials

References

^[1] Return of the United States Naval Rendezvous, Brooklyn New York for the week ending May 7, 1864

^[2] NARA T1099. An index to rendezvous reports during the Civil War, 1861-1865.

^[3] "Report of Casualties on the USS Brooklyn" NARA "Letters Received by the Secretary of the Navy From Commanding Officers of Squadrons, 1841-1886".

^[4] Muster Rolls of U.S.S. Brooklyn 1864-1865

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