Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals onshore, Swatton bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was one of six men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: 1836, New York, NY, United States
Died:
Location of Medal:
Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC