Edward Barrett (born 1855) was an American second class fireman serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
Barrett was born in 1855 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and after joining the navy was stationed aboard the USS Alaska (1868) as a second class fireman.
On September 14, 1881, the USS Alaska was in Callao Bay, Peru when a chamber in the ship's boiler ruptured.
[1][2] Rank and organization: Second Class Fireman, U.S. Navy.
Following the rupture of the stop-valve chamber, Barrett courageously hauled the fires from under the boiler of that vessel.