Hello Frank, The United States Army Heritage and Educational Center located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania has a standing photograph of Chauncey J. Bassett.

The following information was found on the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion:

Telegram says Colonel Bassett, Seventy-third Infantry (colored), Colonel Mudd, Second Illinois Cavalry, and Colonel Spiegel, One hundred and twentieth Ohio, known to be killed. Rebel force concentrating at Clinton, La., threatening Baton Rouge and Port Hudson; latest information from Baton Rouge estimates this force at not more than 3,000. A reconnoitering force from Baton Rouge a few days since had an affair at Comite River, some 9 to 12 miles from Baton Rouge, in which we lost Colonel Boardman, of Wisconsin.

Colonel's Mudd and Spiegel were taken home and have tombstones in their respective cemeteries.

In 1864 the widow of Chauncey J. Bassett filed for and received a pension and her name was reported as Lydia F. Bassett. Her application for pension was #71.348 and her certificate # was 43.820 and you will need both numbers if you decide to order the pension papers. Oddly her grave can not be located either. Perhaps ordering the pension records from the National Archives in Washington may provide some additional information.

According to various reports Colonel Bassett was killed by an exploding shell on board the transport by a Confederate battery. In one family record he was taken to St. Louis, Missouri however after looking at the context if anything I believe he may have been taken to the St. Louis Hospital located in New Orleans. However, I do not believe he lived after the impact and the citation in the Official Records bear that out.

Another option may be to contact the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum in Washington D.C. Their phone number is 202-667-2667. They do carry a lot of information.

One last idea may be to contact the genealogy department at the library in the town in which you believe he may be buried in. Many times especially it seems in Massachusetts many graves are lacking on being online. Sometimes the local folks can look at their cemetery books and provide information.

Good Luck in your search.