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Civil War
John H. Nibbe
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
22 April 1864 · USS Peterel
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Peterel
The citation
Official citation
Served as quartermaster on board the U.S.S. Peterel during its capture in Yazoo River, 22 April 1864. Standing his ground when a shot came through the stern, raking the gundeck and entering and exploding the boilers, when all the others had deserted the flag, Nibbe assisted in getting the wounded off the guard and proceeded to get ready to fire the ship despite the escaping steam from the boilers at which time he was surrounded on all sides by the rebels and forced to surrender.