Thomas Barton

Seaman · U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

3 October 1862 · USS Hunchback

Branch: U.S. Navy
Era: Civil War
Home state: Ohio
Action: USS Hunchback

The citation

Official citation

On board the U.S.S. Hunchback in the attack on Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. When an ignited shell, with cartridge attached, fell out of the howitzer upon the deck, S/man Barton promptly seized a pail of water and threw it upon the missile, thereby preventing it from exploding.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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