Medal of Honor
February 13, 1879
At sea in the North Atlantic, west of the English Channel
- Rank at action
- Captain of the Top
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Interim 1871 - 1899
- Unit or command
- USS Constitution
The Citation
Sources ↓Serving on board the U.S.S. Constitution, at sea, 13 February 1879, Horton showed courageous conduct in going over the stern during a heavy gale and cutting the fastenings of the ship's rudder chains.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- James Horton — 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-003304
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 326
- Accredited to
- Massachusetts
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 0ae8f3e5eee1816f15e3cdbaf0d06473e33af0903aec8aaa864cdbed35c1a1c6
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The USS Constitution profile is selected by ship and February 13, 1879 action context, distinct from the USS Montauk recipient of the same name.