The
President of the United States
in the name of The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
MACKIE, JOHN F.
Rank and Organization:
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1836, New York, N.Y. Accredited
To: New York. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Calena in the attack on
Fort Darling at Drewry's Bluff, James River, on 15 May 1862. As
enemy shellfire raked the deck of his ship, Corporal Mackie
fearlessly maintained his musket fire against the rifle pits
along the shore and, when ordered to fill vacancies at guns
caused by men wounded and killed in action, manned the weapon
with skill and courage.
The
President of the United States