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Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1838, Sweden. Accredited
to: New York. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: On board the U.S.S.
Commodore Perry in the attack upon Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. With
enemy fire raking the deck of his ship and blockades thwarting her progress,
Peterson remained at his post and performed his duties with skill and courage
as the Commodore Perry fought a gallant battle to silence many rebel batteries
as she steamed down the Blackwater River.
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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