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Capt Samuel Webb Mather

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Capt Samuel Webb Mather

Birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
22 Mar 1862 (aged 37)
Florida, USA
Burial
Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Captain Samuel W. Mather died in the Civil War. Sam Mather was a successful sea captain who had discovered the fastest route to Australia during the gold rush days. He was one of the first to volunteer for the Union Navy in 1861 and was killed in a firefight off the coast of Florida.
Captain Samuel W. Mather died in the Civil War. Sam Mather was a successful sea captain who had discovered the fastest route to Australia during the gold rush days. He was one of the first to volunteer for the Union Navy in 1861 and was killed in a firefight off the coast of Florida.

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He was an officer in the U.S.N. during the southern rebellion, and was killed by the rebels at Mosoulto inlet Florida while in the service of his country in command of the U.S. steamer Henry Andrews.

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  • Created by: Sharon
  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94231301/samuel_webb-mather: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Samuel Webb Mather (3 Oct 1824–22 Mar 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94231301, citing Fountain Hill Cemetery, Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 46794920).