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Civil War
William Nichols
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 August 1864 · USS Brooklyn
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Brooklyn
The citation
Official citation
On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Nichols fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee, and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
