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Civil War
John Hyland
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 May 1864 · USS Signal
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Illinois
- Action
- USS Signal
The citation
Official citation
Served as seaman on board the U.S.S. Signal which was attacked by field batteries and sharpshooters and destroyed in Red River, 5 May 1864. Proceeding up the Red River, the U.S.S. Signal engaged a large force of enemy field batteries and sharpshooters, returning their fire until the ship was totally disabled, at which time the white flag was raised. Although wounded, Hyland courageously went in full view of several hundred sharpshooters and let go the anchor, and again to slip the cable, when he was again wounded by the raking enemy fire.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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