Medal of Honor
March 14, 1863
Port Hudson, Louisiana, USA
- Rank at action
- First Class Fireman
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Richmond
The Citation
Sources ↓Serving on board the U.S.S. Richmond in the attack on Port Hudson, 14 March 1863. Damaged by a 6-inch solid rifle shot which shattered the starboard safety-valve chamber and also damaged the port safety valve, the fireroom of the Richmond immediately filled with steam to place it in an extremely critical condition. Acting courageously in this crisis, Vantine persisted in penetrating the steam-filled room in order to haul the hot fires of the furnaces and continued this action until the gravity of the situation had been lessened.
Sources & record notes
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- Joseph E Vantine — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002743
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 17
- Accredited to
- Pennsylvania
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 45117dff6d51c9cdfdbaa094e842c047e25f78914a4b1b87b557233d6acaae68
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