John Smith-Philadelphia, PA
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient for action on board the USS Richmond at Mobile Bay, AL on August 5, 1864. He is buried in the U.S. Naval Plot in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA in Section 3, Row 5, Grave 12.
Waymark Code: WM10J0F
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2019
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He was born on February 17, 1826 in Albany, NY and died on December 31, 1907 in Philadelphia, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SMITH, JOHN
• Rank and organization: Second Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy
• Accredited to: New York
• G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864
Citation: As captain of a gun 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, Smith fought his gun with skill and courage throughout a furious 2-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
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Armed Service: Navy
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