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Civil War
Samuel W. Kinnaird
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
Served as a landsman on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Showing a presence of mind and cheerfulness that had much to do with maintaining the crew's morale, Kinnaird served gallantly through the action which resulted in the capture of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.