. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . avior after having been rescued, that he had served a full apprenticeshipin v;arfare, and such trifling matters as having his vessel sunk from underhim was an everyday occurrence. Probably the most terrible experience which any human being couldhave, was Worams during the battle of Mobile Bay on board the Oneida, AMERICAN HEROISM 697 when her boilers exploded after her wheel had been shot away, and he wasforced to see the engineer and his
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . avior after having been rescued, that he had served a full apprenticeshipin v;arfare, and such trifling matters as having his vessel sunk from underhim was an everyday occurrence. Probably the most terrible experience which any human being couldhave, was Worams during the battle of Mobile Bay on board the Oneida, AMERICAN HEROISM 697 when her boilers exploded after her wheel had been shot away, and he wasforced to see the engineer and his assistants racing around the deck in theirdying agonies, having been scalded until the flesh was literally hanging inshreds from their bones. It was such a scene as will hardly bear the telling,and yet he did manage to do his duty and to do it faithfully, for throughoutthis engagement he acted as aid to the executive officer, and was mentionedin the most flattering terms when the official report was made. Not yet eighteen years old, he had carried himself like a veteran throughsuch scenes as the oldest tar seldom witnesses, and it was fitting he, who. /*_ -~ <- )-V-l HoRGAN Spiking the Gun. could control his fears under such circumstances as crazed one of the oldermembers of the crew, should receive the medal of honor. MICHAEL C. HORGAN. U. S. S. Tacony. Michael C. Horgan was born in Ireland, September 17, 1846, and cameto this country at the age of five years. When yet a boy he enlisted in thenavy at New York, April 1863, and was sent on board the U. S. S. Tacony, as 698 THE STORY OF landsman. On this ship he served two terms. l)eing honorably dischargedApril. 1S68. It was during the capture of Plymouth. N. C, October 31, 1864, that hewon his medal of honor. Morgan writes under date of December 26, 1893: I was in the Mrst and second attacks on Fort Fisher, and was wounded oneach occasion. During the fii-st attack, while grappling for torpedos. clear-ing a way for the ironc
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