Medal of Honor Action Place: off Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Off Yazoo City, Miss., 5 March 1864, embarking from the Marmora with a 12-pound howitzer mounted on a field carriage, Laffey landed with the gun and crew in the midst of heated battle and, bravely standing by his gun despite enemy rifle fire which cut the gun carriage and rammer, contributed to the turning back of the enemy during the fierce engagement.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: 1841, Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Died: March 22, 1901, Chelsea, MA, United States
Buried: Old Calvary Cemetery (MH) (5-39-49), Roslindale, MA, United States