William Shipman-Yeadon, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 55.698 W 075° 15.408
18S E 478056 N 4419830
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Ticonderoga in the attack upon Fort Fisher, NC on January 15, 1865. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA in Section 3, Range 11, Lot 36.
Waymark Code: WM10GB0
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2019
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He was born in 1831 in Manhattan, NY and died on April 17, 1894 in Philadelphia, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SHIPMAN, WILLIAM
• Rank and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga in the attack upon Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As captain of No. 2 gun, stationed near the 100-pounder Parrott rifle when it burst into fragments, killing 8 men and wounding 12 more, Shipman promptly recognized the effect produced by the explosion and, despite the carnage surrounding them, and the enemy's fire, encouraged the men at their guns by exclaiming "Go ahead, boys! This is only the fortunes of war!"
Armed Service: Navy
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