EDWARDS, JOHN - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy. Born: 1831, Providence,
R.I. Accredited to: Rhode Island. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864. Citation:
As second captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during successful
attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile
Bay, on 5 August 1864. Wounded when an enemy shell struck, Edwards refused
to go below for aid and, as heavy return fire continued to strike his vessel,
took the place of the first captain and carried out his duties during the
prolonged action which resulted in the capture of the prize ram Tennessee
and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
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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