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Rank and organization: Boatswain's Mate, U.S. navy. Born: 1835, New
York. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: On
board the U.S.S. Cayuga during the capture of Forts St. Philip and Jackson
and the taking of New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862. As his ship led the
advance column toward the barrier and both forts opened fire simultaneously,
striking the vessel from stem to stern, Young calmly manned a Parrot gun
throughout the action in which attempts by three rebel steamers to butt
and board were thwarted and the ships driven off or captured, 11 gunboats
were successfully engaged and garrisons forced to surrender. During the
battle, the Cayuga sustained 46 hits.
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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