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Charles Douglas Tucker

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
10 Mar 1864 (aged 21–22)
At Sea
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Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Drowned in the sinking of the blockade runner HELEN (formerly known as the JUNO), in a gale off Charleston, South Carolina, in March, 1864. Add to Map
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Born in Virginia, Charles D. Tucker was the son of United States Naval officer, John Randolph Tucker (who also later served in the Confederate States Navy), and his wife, Virginia. The family were residing at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1860, at the time Charles' father, John, was based at the Navy Yard there. Charles was appointed captain's clerk in the Confederate States Navy in 1861, and served on the CSS PATRICK HENRY, James River squadron, in 1861. He was promoted acting master at a later date, and served on the Charleston station aboard the JUNO. In March, 1864, he, together with several other officers of the Confederate States Navy, were aboard the blockade runner HELEN (formerly the JUNO), running out from Charleston, to Nassua, when the vessel was caught up in a gale, and sank with the loss of all aboard except two of the officers, who managed to cling onto debris, and were picked up, the next day, by another vessel. Charles was one of those who did not survive the sinking.
Born in Virginia, Charles D. Tucker was the son of United States Naval officer, John Randolph Tucker (who also later served in the Confederate States Navy), and his wife, Virginia. The family were residing at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1860, at the time Charles' father, John, was based at the Navy Yard there. Charles was appointed captain's clerk in the Confederate States Navy in 1861, and served on the CSS PATRICK HENRY, James River squadron, in 1861. He was promoted acting master at a later date, and served on the Charleston station aboard the JUNO. In March, 1864, he, together with several other officers of the Confederate States Navy, were aboard the blockade runner HELEN (formerly the JUNO), running out from Charleston, to Nassua, when the vessel was caught up in a gale, and sank with the loss of all aboard except two of the officers, who managed to cling onto debris, and were picked up, the next day, by another vessel. Charles was one of those who did not survive the sinking.

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