Hugh Hamilton-Fall River, MA
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 42.408 W 071° 08.208
19T E 322220 N 4619429
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Richmond against the rebel forts, gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA in the Iberis Path, Lot 2984
Waymark Code: WMZ4WZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2018
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He was born in 1830 in Manhattan, NY and died on December 10, 1890 in Brooklyn, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HAMILTON, HUGH
• Rank and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Hamilton performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the successful attacks carried out on Fort Morgan.
Armed Service: Navy
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