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Rank and organization. Chief Quartermaster, U.S. Navy. Born: 1838, Prussia.
Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865. Citation: Summers
served on board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga in the attacks on Fort Fisher, 13
to 15 January 1865. The ship took position in the line of battle and maintained
a well_directed fire upon the batteries to the left of the palisades during
the initial phase of the engagement. Although several of the enemy's shots
fell over and around the vessel, the Ticonderoga fought her guns gallantly
throughout 3 consecutive days of battle until the flag was planted on one
of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.
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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