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Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1825, Scotland. Accredited
to: New York. G.O. No.: 71, 15 January 1866. Citation: Served on board
the U.S.S. Metacomet. As a member of the boat's crew which went to the
rescue of the U.S. monitor Tecumseh when that vessel was struck by a torpedo
in passing the enemy forts in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864, S/man Avery braved
the enemy fire which was said by the admiral to be "one of the most galling"
he had ever seen, and aided in rescuing from death 10 of the crew of the
Tecumseh, eliciting the admiration of both friend and foe.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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