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Civil War
James McLeod
Captain of the Foretop · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
24 and 25 April 1862 · USS Pensacola
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Maine
- Action
- USS Pensacola
The citation
Official citation
Captain of foretop, and a volunteer from the Colorado, McLeod served on board the U.S.S. Pensacola during the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the taking of New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. Acting as gun captain of the rifled howitzer aft which was much exposed, he served this piece with great ability and activity, although no officer superintended it.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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