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Civil War
Patrick Colbert
Coxswain · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
31 October 1864 · USS Commodore
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Commodore
The citation
Official citation
Served on board the U.S.S. Commodore Hull at the capture of Plymouth, 31 October 1864. Painfully wounded by a shell which killed the man at his side, Colbert, as captain of the forward pivot gun, remained at his post until the end of the action, braving the heavy enemy fire and appearing as cool as if at mere target practice.