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Photo # NH 49566:  Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser, 1864

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Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser, USN, (1832-1864)

Charles Williamson Flusser was born at Annapolis, Maryland, on 27 September 1832. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1847 and graduated with the Class of 1853. During the Civil War, he commanded the gunboats Commodore Perry and Miami in operations in the North Carolina Sounds area. LCdr. Flusser was killed in action on 19 April 1864 in the engagement between Miami and the Confederate ironclad Albemarle.

Four U.S. Navy ships have been named in honor of Charles W. Flusser, including: Flusser (1864-65), Flusser (DD-20), Flusser (DD-289), and Flusser (DD-368).

This page features photographs of Charles Williamson Flusser.


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Photo #: NH 49567

Midshipman Charles W. Flusser, USN. (1832-1864)


Photographed while attending the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. He was a member of the Academy Class of 1853.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 63KB; 565 x 765 pixels

 
Photo #: NH 49566

Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser, USN. (1832-1864)


Copy from a tintype taken at Plymouth, North Carolina, in 1864.
LCdr. Flusser was killed in action on board USS Miami on 19 April 1864, near Plymouth, N.C.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 87KB; 560 x 765 pixels

 

In addition to the photographs cited above, we have one other view of a Civil War era officer, Photo # NH 49568, that has traditionally been identified as Charles W. Flusser. However, it is probable that the photograph is actually of an officer of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.


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Page made 11 November 1998
Coding updated and image presentation revised 25 March 2001