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{{CommUS}} '''Charles Augustine Brand''', (11 May, 1868 &ndash; 17 October, 1913) served in the [[United States Navy]].

==Life & Career==
Brand was born in Connecticut and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1889.<ref>''Norwich Bulletin'' 22 October, 1913 p. 7.</ref> He was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 1 July, 1891. {{USOfficerReg1892|pp. 32-33}} 

==Spanish-American War==
During the war, Brand served as Executive Officer on the armed supply ship ''Mangrove'' and was involved in the last, minor, naval action of the conflict.<ref>''Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy, 1898'' pp. 310-312.</ref>

==Later Career==

Brand was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 3 March, 1899.{{USOfficerReg1900|pp. 30-31}} He was further promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 1 July, 1905.{{USOfficerReg1906|pp. 22-23}}

He was appointed Executive Officer of {{US-Boston|f=t}} from 1905 into 1907.<ref>''Hawaiian Star'' 20 April, 1905 p. 5.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1907|p. 197}} In 1909, he was appointed Commandant of the Naval Station at Culebra, Puerto Rico, with concurrent duty in command of {{US-Alliance|f=t}}, then serving as the station ship at Culebra. He remained in command until August, 1911, having been promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 7 November, 1910.<ref>''San Francisco Call'' 3 August, 1911 p. 7.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1911|pp. 16-17}} 

Brand's last assignment came when he was appointed to command {{US-Glacier|f=t}} in 1911. However, he was relieved of command due to ill health in early 1912.<ref>''Hawaiian Star'' 5 January, 1912 p. 4.</ref>

Placed on the retired list due to incapacity in the line of service on 9 May, 1912,{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 213}} Brand died by suicide the following year in Colchester, Connecticut.<ref>''Fall River Evening News'' 18 October, 1913 p. 5</ref>

==See Also==
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