Henry Fletcher - Fireman 1st Class
Henry Fletcher was born circa 1836 in England and enlisted on 23 February 1864 at the 14th State Street, New York, NY Naval Rendezvous as a Fireman 1st Class for a 1 year enlistment[1].
Fletcher was attached to the Tecumseh on 25 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 28 years old and had been in the Navy for just over six months.
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References and Sources
[1] Return of the United States Naval Rendezvous, 14th State Street, New York, NY for the week ending February 27, 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
