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Civil War
Louis G. Chaput
Landsman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 August 1864 · USS Lackawanna
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Lackawanna
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the rebel ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Severely wounded, Chaput remained at his gun until relieved, reported to the surgeon and returned to his gun until the action was over. He was then carried below following the action which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee and in destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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