Robert Burnett - Fireman 1st Class
Robert Burnett was born circa 1833 in England and enlisted on 18 January 1864 at the New York, NY Naval Rendezvous as a Fireman 1st Class for a 1 year enlistment[1].
Burnett was attached to the Tecumseh on 20 April 1864 [2]. He was reported lost with her during the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864 as reported in Navy casualty lists.[3], [4].
He was approximately 31 years old and had been in the Navy for nearly seven months.
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References and Sources
[1] Return of the United States Naval Rendezvous, New York, New York, for the week ending January 23, 1864[2] NARA T1099. An index to rendezvous reports during the Civil War, 1861-1865.
[3] "Navy Gazette: List of Deaths in the Navy of the United States, reported to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, during the week ending December 3d, 1864." Army and Navy Journal, 10 Dec. 1864, p. 253.
[4] Officers and Enlisted Men who Died in the Active Service of the U.S. Navy 1776-1885
