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Civil War
Christopher Nugent
Orderly Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
15 June 1863 · USS Fort
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- USS Fort
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Fort Henry, Crystal River, Fla., 15 June 1863. Reconnoitering on the Crystal River on this date and in charge of a boat from the Fort Henry, Orderly Sergeant. Nugent ordered an assault upon a rebel breastwork fortification. In this assault, the orderly sergeant and his comrades drove a guard of 11 rebels into the swamp, capturing their arms and destroying their camp equipage while gallantly withholding fire to prevent harm to a woman among the fugitives. On 30 July 1863, he further proved his courage by capturing a boat off Depot Key, Fla., containing 2 men and a woman with their baggage.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
