Robert Townsend
Military Person
1819 – 1866
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Who was Robert Townsend?
Captain Robert Townsend was a Civil War-era ship Captain in the United States Navy. He served twice, once before the war then again during the war. He saw active combat while serving aboard three ships, most notably as commander of the USS Essex from 1863–1864, an ironclad gunship on the Mississippi River. Captain Townsend died of heatstroke while commanding the USS Wachusett in China in 1866, and is buried in Albany, New York.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1819
Albany - Education
- The Albany Academy
- Union College
- Died
- Aug 15, 1866
Yangtze River - Resting place
- Albany Rural Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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