BARTON, THOMAS - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1831, Cleveland, Ohio.
Accredited to: Ohio. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: On board the
U.S.S. Hunchback in the attack on Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. When an
ignited shell, with cartridge attached, fell out of the howitzer upon the
deck, S/man Barton promptly seized a pail of water and threw it upon the
missile, thereby preventing it from exploding.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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