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Civil War
William P. Brownell
Coxswain · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
2 May 1863 · USS Benton
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Benton
The citation
Official citation
Served as coxswain on board the U.S.S. Benton during the attack on Great Gulf Bay, 2 May 1863, and Vicksburg, 22 May 1863. Carrying out his duties with coolness and courage, Brownell served gallantly against the enemy as captain of a 9-inch gun in the attacks on Great Gulf and Vicksburg and as a member of the Battery Benton before Vicksburg.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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