Charles Melville AKA James Ramsbottom-Rochester, NH
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Don.Morfe
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Hartford against the ram Tennessee and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. He served in the military as Charles Melville and his true name was James Ramsbottom.
Waymark Code: WMZRND
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2018
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James Ramsbottom's grave is in the Ramsbottom Family Cemetery located in the back yard of his former residence located on Old Dover Road, Rochester NH.
James Ramsbottom was born in 1828 in Dover, NH and died on January 5, 1867. He received the Medal under an alias, Charles Melville. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: MELVILLE, CHARLES
• Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New Hampshire
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: On board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee, and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Wounded and taken below to the surgeon when a shell burst between the two forward 9-inch guns, killing and wounding 15 men, Melville promptly returned to his gun on the deck and, although scarcely able to stand, refused to go below and continued to man his post throughout the remainder of the action resulting in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee.
Armed Service: Navy
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