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Rank and organization: Captain of Forecastle, U.S. Navy. Born: 1831,
Boston, Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the successful attacks
against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay,
5 August 1864. Serving as a gun captain and finding he could not depress
his gun when alongside the rebel ironclad Tennessee, Smith threw a hand
holystone into one of the ports at a rebel using abusive language against
the crew of the ship. He continued his daring action throughout the engagement
which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee and in the damaging
and destruction of Fort Morgan.
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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