Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Susquehanna during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. When enemy fire halted the attempt by his landing party to enter the fort and more than two-thirds of the men fell back along the open beach, Webster voluntarily remained with one of his wounded officers, under fire, until aid could be obtained to bring him to the rear.
Additional Details
Accredited to: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: January 7, 1845, Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, NY, United States
Died: July 2, 1910, Brattleboro, VT, United States
Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Fairhaven, VT, United States
Location of Medal:
Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC