Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Navy
Hugh Hamilton
Details
- Rank: Coxswain
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
U.S.S. Richmond - Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 5, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Richmond during the 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, Hamilton performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle, which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the successful attacks carried out on Fort Morgan.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: New York, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Born: 1830, New York, NY, United States
- Died: December 10, 1890, Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA, United States