Medal of Honor
1865-01-13
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- Quartermaster
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Canonicus
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Canonicus during attacks on Fort Fisher, on 13 January 1865. As the Canonicus moved into position at 700 yards from shore, the enemy troops soon obtained her range and opened with heavy artillery fire, subjecting her to several hits and near misses until late in the afternoon when the heavier ships coming into line drove them into their bombproofs. Twice during the battle, in which his ship sustained 36 hits, the flag was shot away and gallantly replaced by Stevens.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Daniel Dickerson Stevens — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-003038
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Accredited to
- Massachusetts
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- be1b2742a6b62fdfa6850d1828a6325ad4a69cc9fbeeed810dec9e275cf4c5ed
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name and documents Stephens, Daniel Dickerson as an alternate name. Quartermaster remains rank at action, distinct from the later highest rank Chief Quartermaster.