Charles Gastmeier

Charles Gastmeier was born c1839 in Bremen, Germany. He enlisted in the Navy in New York City on 15 November 1861 as a seaman for a three year contract^[1]. At some point he was attached to the USS Arthur, then operating off the coast of Texas in support of the Union blockade.

Per Navy records, he was killed on 1 March 1862^[2] after being struck by a windlass aboard the Arthur^[3]. He was about 22-23 years old and had been in the Navy for just over five months.

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References

^[1] Return of the United States Naval Rendezvous, New York, NY for the week ending November 16 1861

^[2] NARA T1099. An index to rendezvous reports during the Civil War, 1861-1865.

^[3] Officers and Enlisted Men who Died in the Active Service of the U.S. Navy 1776-1885

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