Unit/Command: U.S.S. Minnesota (temporarily on U.S.S. Mount Washington
Military Service Branch: U.S. Navy
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 14, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Nansemond River, Virginia, USA
Citation
Attached to the U.S.S. Minnesota and temporarily serving on the U.S.S. Mount Washington, during action against the enemy in the Nansemond River, 14 April 1863. When the Mount Washington drifted against the bank following several successive hits which struck her boilers and stopped her engines, Jordan boarded the stricken vessel and, for six hours as fierce artillery and musketry continued to rake her decks, calmly assisted in manning a 12-pound howitzer which had been mounted on the open hurricane deck.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: July 10, 1863
Born: 1826, NY, United States
Died: December 20, 1881, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Naval Section (plot 2, row 18, grave 4) (buried as Jourdan), Philadelphia, PA, United States