Daniel Griffin George-Merrimac, MA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the Picket Boat No. 1 on October 27, 1864 against the Confederate ram, Albemarle. He is buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Merrimac, MA.
Waymark Code: WMZ1T7
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2018
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He was born on July 7, 1840 in Plaistow, NH and died on February 26, 1916 in Amesbury, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: GEORGE, DANIEL G.
• Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. (Real name is William Smith.)
• Accredited to: New Hampshire
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: George served on board U.S. Picket Boat No. 1, in action 27 October 1864, against the Confederate ram, Albemarle, which had resisted repeated attacks by our steamers and had kept a large force of vessels employed in watching her. The picket boat, equipped with a spar torpedo, succeeded in passing the enemy pickets within 20 yards without being discovered and then made for the Albemarle under a full head of steam. Immediately taken under fire by the ram, the small boat plunged on, jumped the log boom which encircled the target and exploded its torpedo under the port bow of the ram. The picket boat was destroyed by enemy fire and almost the entire crew taken prisoner or lost.
Armed Service: Navy
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