Trivia 9-27-21

[Trivia Master]

Michigan born, who was the only seafarer mortally wounded on USS Kearsage in the fight with the Alabama?

credit: @Brenal

Edit - Brenal has stated that he does not believe he was the one who submitted this question.

If someone else remembers submitting it, please shoot a conversation my way so I can put your points on the scoresheet.

hoosier

 

[ErnieMac]

William L. Gowin.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82720966/william-gowin

 

[streetwiseprof]

William Gowin

 

[stuart1861]

Detroiter William Gouin

 

[Pollaco]

Not too sure of the spelling but the pronunciation is about the same,it's either William Gowen or William Gowin.

 

[WJC]

Michigan born, who was the only seafarer mortally wounded on USS Kearsage in the fight with the Alabama?

credit: @Brenal

Seaman William Gowin (1834-1864).
Source: John A. Winslow, Captain, "Death of William Gowin, Seaman"., Annual Reports of the Navy Department: 1864. (Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1864), pp. 626-627.
Source: Thomas E. Nank, "From Canada to France: The Civil War Story of William Gowin", American Battlefield Trust, https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/canada-france-civil-war-story-seaman-william-gowin

 

[sarladaise]

William L. Gowen

 

[DBF]

Who was William Gowin
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82720966/william-gowin

 

[FarawayFriend]

William Gowin (sometimes spelled Gouin or Gowen)

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/canada-france-civil-war-story-seaman-william-gowin

 

[JOHN42768]

The USS Kearsarge suffered just three wounded during this engagement: James Macbeth, John Dempsey, and William Gowin. Dempsey had his right arm amputated. Ordinary Seaman Gowin died from his wounds. Surgeon John M. Brown noted Gowin's last words: "Its all right and I am satisfied for we are whipping the Alabama," Gowin said, "I am willingly lose a leg or life if it is necessary."
source: https://blog.marinersmuseum.org/2021/08/roll-alabama-roll-sinking-of-css-alabama/

 

[warbird43]

Seaman William L. Gowin. Gowin died eight days after the battle with the Alabama and is buried in the Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery, Cherbourg-Octeville, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Sources: Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82720966/william-gowin and American Battlefield Trust https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/canada-france-civil-war-story-seaman-william-gowin

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2264767/cherbourg-old-communal-cemetery

 

[Brenal]

I notice that this question is credited to me............ummm, I don't think so, leastways I don't remember submitting it, and it has taken me quite a while to find the answer which , according to Battles and Leaders IV is,

William Gouin.

 

[bayouace]

Seaman William L. Gowin of Detroit, Michigan.

 

[kholland]

Seaman William Gowin

 

[hoosier]

William Gouin

 

[Llewellyn]

Michigan born, who was the only seafarer mortally wounded on USS Kearsage in the fight with the Alabama?

credit: @Brenal

William Gowin

 

[Ole Miss]

William Gowin
Regards
David

 

[Llewellyn]

 

[Pat Answer]

Seaman William L Gowin

 

[ami]

Answer.
William Gouin.

Sources.
Life in Mr Lincoln's Navy by Dennis J Ringle

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...onepage&q=william gouin/uss kearsarge&f=false