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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Smith

U.S. Navy · Civil War

MOH-RC-003304Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

August 5, 1864

Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA

Rank at action
Captain of the Forecastle
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
Civil War
Unit or command
USS Lackawanna

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during the successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Serving as a gun captain and finding he could not depress his gun when alongside the rebel ironclad Tennessee, Smith threw a hand holystone into one of the ports at a rebel using abusive language against the crew of the ship. He continued his daring action throughout the engagement which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of Fort Morgan.

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General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. John Smith — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003319
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
45
Accredited to
Massachusetts
Archive transcription SHA-256
92c9b32a259bcf74c226fd248fccd486e2b78430220c498e9d6e147920476ea8

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The USS Lackawanna profile is selected by ship and rank, distinct from the Richmond and Shenandoah recipients of the same name.

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