Medal of Honor
March 14, 1863
Port Hudson, Louisiana, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- U.S.S. Mississippi
The Citation
Sources ↓Serving on board the U.S.S. Mississippi during her abandonment and firing in the action with the Port Hudson batteries, 14 March 1863. During the abandonment of the Mississippi which had to be grounded, Sgt. Vaughn rendered invaluable assistance to his commanding officer, remaining with the ship until all the crew had landed and the ship had been fired to prevent its falling into enemy hands. Persistent until the last, and conspicuously cool under the heavy shellfire, Sgt. Vaughn was finally ordered to save himself as he saw fit.
Sources & record notes
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- Pinkerton Ross Vaughn — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002744
- 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
- 81a35401e618d7d937fe37be99d9248f22a3211c18307fb48cdc0c524f5e067b
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