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Rank and organization: First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1833, Brooklyn,
N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation: Serving
on board the U.S.S. Richmond in the attack on Port Hudson, 14 March 1863.
Damaged by a 6_inch solid rifle shot which shattered the starboard safety_valve
chamber and also damaged the port safety_valve, the fireroom of the Richmond
immediately became filled with steam to place it in an extremely critical
condition. Acting courageously in this crisis, McClelland persisted in
penetrating the steam_filled room in order to haul the hot fires of the
furnaces and continued this gallant action until the gravity of the situation
had lessened.
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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