Medal of Honor
January 15, 1865
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA
- Rank at action
- Landsman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Susquehanna
The Citation
Sources ↓On board the U.S.S. Susquehanna during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. When enemy fire halted the attempt by his landing party to enter the fort and more than two_thirds of the men fell back along the open beach, Webster voluntarily remained with one of his wounded officers, under fire, until aid could be obtained to bring him to the rear.
Sources & record notes
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- Henry S Webster — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002755
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 49
- Accredited to
- New York
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 09e3c90c02eed706020d465ecccddcf65185f249f1ce4f3cf21ba5532f823d33
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