What key details about robert townsend -lrb- captain -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: captain robert townsend -lrb- october 21 , 1819 -- august 15 , 1866 -rrb- was a civil war-era ship captain in the united states navy . he served twice , once before the war then again during the war . he saw active combat while serving aboard three ships , most notably as commander of the uss '' essex '' from 1863 -- 1864 , an ironclad gunship on the mississippi river . captain townsend died of heatstroke while commanding the uss '' wachusett '' in china in 1866 , and is buried in albany , new york .
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- death place is yangtze river , china- caption is captain robert townsend circa 1865- battles is mexican -- american war- death date is 15 august 1866- allegiance is united states 1837 union- placeofburial is albany rural cemetery- birth date is 21 october 1819- serviceyears is 1837 -- 1851 1861 -- 1866- name is robert townsend- branch is united states navy- image is robert townsend -lrb- captain -rrb- . jpg- birth place is albany , new york- rank is 35px captain