Edward Gabriel André Barrett
Edward André Gabriel Barrett | |
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| Birth name | Edward André Gabriel Barrett |
| Born | February 4, 1827 New Orleans, New Orleans, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1880 (aged 53) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1840–1877 |
| Rank | Commodore |
| Commands | USS Quinnebaug USS Portsmouth USS Savannah USS Catskill USS Canandaigua USS Massasoit USS Ticonderoga USS Plymouth |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War Mexican-American war |
| Spouse(s) | Palmira De Ribrocchi |
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Commodore Edward André Gabriel Barrett, United States Navy, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on 4 February 1827 and died of malaria in New York City on 31 March 1880. He was buried in the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in New York City. He was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) and participated as a protagonist, in an active way to the American Civil War, to the development of world power the US and its military fleet, to fight slavery .