Medal of Honor Action Place: Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA
Citation
First Award: Serving on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge, at Hampton Roads, Va., 26 October 1881, Sweeney jumped overboard and assisted in saving from drowning a shipmate who had fallen overboard into a strongly running tide.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New Jersey
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: November 1, 1881
Born: February 22, 1853, Montserrat
Died: December 19, 1890
Buried: Calvary Cemetery (unknown grave), Woodside, NY, United States