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Rank and organization: Master_at_Arms, U.S. Navy. Born: 1833, Boston,
Mass. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No 45, 31 December 1864. Citation:
Served as master_at_arms on board the U.S. Ironclad Chickasaw, Mobile Bay,
5 August 1864. Although his enlistment was up, Seanor volunteered for the
battle of Mobile Bay, going on board the Chickasaw from the Vincennes where
he carried out his duties gallantly throughout the engagement which resulted
in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee.
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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