Confederate Midshipman Scalded to Death When Chattahoochee's Boiler Exploded: Charles K. Mallory

From the August 19, 2014, Civil War Talk Forum by Ernie Mac.

When I first saw the last name, I thought perhaps he might have been related to Confederate Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory but he wasn't.

Midshipman Charles K. Mallory was one of the casualties  of the CSS Chattahoochee, severely scalded in the explosion on May 27, 1863.  He died several days later (June 1) of his injuries.

Mallory was a native of Virginia who enlisted as a midshipman at the beginning of the war, serving aboard the CSS Virginia during the Battle of Hampton Roads.  He was one of two midshipman who boarded the USS Congress after that vessel struck her colors during the battle.

--Old B-Runner