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Rank and organization: First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1835, Philadelphia,
Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Richmond in the attack on Port Hudson, 14 March
1863. Damaged by a 6_inch solid rifle shot which shattered the starboard
safety_valve chamber and also damaged the port safety valve, the fireroom
of the Richmond immediately filled with steam to place it in an extremely
critical condition. Acting courageously in this crisis, Vantine persisted
in penetrating the steam_filled room in order to haul the hot fires of
the furnaces and continued this action until the gravity of the situation
had been lessened.
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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