Civil War
Joseph E. Vantine
First Class Fireman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
14 March 1863 · USS Richmond
Public domain. Naval History and Heritage Command Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- USS Richmond
The citation
Official citation
Serving on board the U.S.S. Richmond in the attack on Port Hudson, 14 March 1863. Damaged by a 6_inch solid rifle shot which shattered the starboard safety_valve chamber and also damaged the port safety valve, the fireroom of the Richmond immediately filled with steam to place it in an extremely critical condition. Acting courageously in this crisis, Vantine persisted in penetrating the steam_filled room in order to haul the hot fires of the furnaces and continued this action until the gravity of the situation had been lessened.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
