Medal of Honor
December 27, 1862
Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, Mississippi, USA
- Rank at action
- Boatswain's Mate
- Service
- U.S. Navy
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- USS Benton
The Citation
Sources ↓Serving as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Benton during the attack on Haines Bluff, Yazoo River, 27 December 1862. Taking part in the hour_and_a_half engagement with the enemy, who had the dead range of the vessel and was punishing her with heavy fire, Martin served courageously throughout the battle until the Benton was ordered to withdraw.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- William Martin — 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-003308
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-09-01
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 11
- Entered service at
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- e6874ab63a448dbf2473221e4ce0341a5d64949f763c874101dbecaff3b1c385
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile comparison is documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The USS Benton profile is selected by ship and Haines Bluff action, distinct from the USS Varuna recipient of the same name.