Charles Swasey
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Biography
Born in Massachusetts, Swasey was appointed midshipman on 28 September 1854, and commissioned lieutenant on 31 August 1861. Swasey served aboard Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in the engagement with the steamer Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". below New Orleans, Louisiana, on 24 April 1862. He then served as executive officer of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". on the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Lieutenant Swasey was wounded during an engagement with Confederate forces near Donaldsonville, Louisiana, on 4 October 1862, and died the same day.
He is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Namesakes
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See also
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References
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- 1839 births
- 1862 deaths
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- People from Taunton, Massachusetts
- People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War
- Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
- Burials at Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Taunton, Massachusetts)