Gilman Barnes Austin

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Gilman Barnes Austin Veteran

Birth
Hancock, Addison County, Vermont, USA
Death
11 Jan 1898 (aged 70)
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Gilman Barnes Austin, Landsman, US Navy, Civil War

Pension Records show service on board USS Great Western, USS Lafayette, USS Kickapoo and USS Fearnot

U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about Gilman B Austin
Name: Gilman B Austin
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 1998
Certification Number: 14062
Fiche Number: 12989

USS Fearnot (1861) was purchased by the Union Navy for service during the American Civil War. She was assigned to blockade duty for which she was prepared with her powerful rifled guns capable of accurately firing 32 pound rounds.

Fearnot was built by G. W, Jackman, Jr., Newburyport, Massachusetts; purchased by the Union Navy 20 July 1861; and commissioned 28 August 1861, Acting Master E. H. Faucon in command.

Serving as supply ship to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron

From the time of her arrival at Key West, Florida, 17 September 1861, Fearnot served as coal and supply ship for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, sailing out of Key West, Florida, to Ship Island, and after its fall, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Final services during the war

Her last service, from October 1865 to May 1866, was in carrying surplus ordnance to Pensacola, Florida, and guarding the large amounts of ammunition accumulating there.
Post-war decommissioning

She arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, 29 May 1866, and there was decommissioned 18 July 1866 and sold 3 October 1866.

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Gilman Barnes Austin, Landsman, US Navy, Civil War

Pension Records show service on board USS Great Western, USS Lafayette, USS Kickapoo and USS Fearnot

U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about Gilman B Austin
Name: Gilman B Austin
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 1998
Certification Number: 14062
Fiche Number: 12989

USS Fearnot (1861) was purchased by the Union Navy for service during the American Civil War. She was assigned to blockade duty for which she was prepared with her powerful rifled guns capable of accurately firing 32 pound rounds.

Fearnot was built by G. W, Jackman, Jr., Newburyport, Massachusetts; purchased by the Union Navy 20 July 1861; and commissioned 28 August 1861, Acting Master E. H. Faucon in command.

Serving as supply ship to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron

From the time of her arrival at Key West, Florida, 17 September 1861, Fearnot served as coal and supply ship for the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, sailing out of Key West, Florida, to Ship Island, and after its fall, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Final services during the war

Her last service, from October 1865 to May 1866, was in carrying surplus ordnance to Pensacola, Florida, and guarding the large amounts of ammunition accumulating there.
Post-war decommissioning

She arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, 29 May 1866, and there was decommissioned 18 July 1866 and sold 3 October 1866.

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