John Edwards-Cranston, RI
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Lackawanna during the attack against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Pocasset Cemetery, Cranston, RI in Section 4, Lot 75.
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Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2018
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He was born in 1831 in Providence, RI and died on December 27, 1902 in Cranston, RI. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: EDWARDS, JOHN
• Rank and organization: Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: Rhode Island
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: As second captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Wounded when an enemy shell struck, Edwards refused to go below for aid and, as heavy return fire continued to strike his vessel, took the place of the first captain and carried out his duties during the prolonged action which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
Armed Service: Navy
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