Robert Cowan - Fireman 2nd Class
Robert Cowan was born circa 1836 in Canada and enlisted on 14 January 1864 at the 14th State Street, New York, NY Naval Rendezvous as a Fireman 2nd Class for a 1 year term[1].
Cowan 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 22 years old and had been in the Navy for nearly eight months.
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References and Sources
[1] Return of the United States Naval Rendezvous, 14th State Street, New York, New York, for the week ending January 16, 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
