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Civil War
Timothy O'Donoghue
Seaman · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy,
5 May 1864 · USS Signal
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Signal
The citation
Official citation
Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Signal, Red River, 5 May 1864. Proceeding up the Red River, the U.S.S. Signal engaged a large force of enemy field batteries and sharpshooters, returning the fire until the ship was totally disabled, at which time the white flag was raised. Serving as gun captain, and wounded early in the battle, O'Donoghue bravely stood by his gun in the face of enemy fire until ordered to withdraw.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.