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Civil War
John Griffiths
Captain of the Forecastle · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
15 January 1865 · USS Santiago
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Action
- USS Santiago
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As one of a boatcrew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Griffiths bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was one of 6 men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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