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Rank and organization: Orderly Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1840,
County of Caven, Ireland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 32, 16
April 1864. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Fort Henry, Crystal River,
Fla., 15 June 1863. Reconnoitering on the Crystal River on this date and
in charge of a boat from the Fort Henry, Orderly Sgt. Nugent ordered an
assault upon a rebel breastwork fortification. In this assault, the orderly
sergeant and his comrades drove a guard of 11 rebels into the swamp, capturing
their arms and destroying their camp equipage while gallantly withholding
fire to prevent harm to a woman among the fugitives. On 30 July 1863, he
further proved his courage by capturing a boat off Depot Key, Fla., containing
2 men and a woman with their baggage.
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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