Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Darling at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, USA
Citation
On board the U.S.S. Galena 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, Cpl. 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.
Medal of Honor Recipient John F. Mackie
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: Texas, off Sabine pass, on board the U.S.S. Seminole
Born: October 1, 1835, New York, NY, United States
Died: June 18, 1910
Buried: Arlington Cemetery (Melrose-606-2), Drexel Hill, PA, United States