Medal of Honor
May 11, 1898
Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Conflict
- Spanish-American War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Marblehead
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Sullivan displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
Sources & record notes
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- Edward Sullivan — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002701
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 521
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Corporal
- Accredited to
- Massachusetts
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 05c6c1a4fe5ddcf2ba6e68e150c257d1e5c97c4a3688d5db0b1e49c56fa9ee7b
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