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Civil War
Alexander Mack
Captain of the Top · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 August 1864 · USS Brooklyn
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Brooklyn
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Although wounded and sent below for treatment, Mack immediately returned to his post and took charge of his gun and, as heavy enemy return fire continued to fall, performed his duties with skill and courage until he was again wounded and totally disabled.
