Civil War
George Bell
Captain of the Afterguard · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
7 November 1861 · USS Santee
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- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Santee
The citation
Official citation
Served as pilot of the U.S.S. Santee when that vessel was engaged in cutting out the rebel armed schooner Royal Yacht from Galveston Bay, 7 November 1861, and evinced more coolness, in passing the 4 forts and the rebel steamer General Rusk, than was ever before witnessed by his commanding officer. "Although severely wounded in the encounter, he displayed extraordinary courage under the most painful and trying circumstances."
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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