. 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 . of Honor issued to the Blue Jackets and Marines of the Thiited States Navy. is the name of James Carey with thefollowing reason for the award : AMERICAN HEROISM. 751 ••Seaman (in board of the U. S. S. Huron; saving three shipmates from drowning. Writing from Brooklyn, N. Y., where he now resides, Mr. Carey says: I was born in Ireland in 1847. In ISGG I shipped in this city in the naas ordiuaxy seaman, and was sent to the U. S. S. Vermont.
. 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 . of Honor issued to the Blue Jackets and Marines of the Thiited States Navy. is the name of James Carey with thefollowing reason for the award : AMERICAN HEROISM. 751 ••Seaman (in board of the U. S. S. Huron; saving three shipmates from drowning. Writing from Brooklyn, N. Y., where he now resides, Mr. Carey says: I was born in Ireland in 1847. In ISGG I shipped in this city in the naas ordiuaxy seaman, and was sent to the U. S. S. Vermont. I served onone term as ordinary seaman, for after I had rescued threelives from drowning I was promoted to the rank of pettyofBcer. In 186H I was on board the U. S. S. Huron at RioJaneiro, and it was there I performed the service forwhich I received my medal. 1 also saved another from drowning while I servedon board the U. S. S. Kansas. The following is theinscription upon my medal: The Congress to James Carey, ordinary seaman, U. S. , for personal valor on three different occasions during1867. ly THOMAS K. GAY. Stu United .States James Caret. Thomas K. Gay was born in Prince Ed-wards Island. June 8, 1849. He enlisted March31. 1865. at Taunton, Mass., as private in the(52nd Infantry; but saw no activ^eservice with that organization. November 7, 1866,he enlisted as private in Company B, 8th UnitedStates Cavalry, and participated with that regi-ment in the campaigns against the Apache Indians in Arizona and NewMexico. During his term of service he was wounded three times, and took part inthirty-two engagements against the Indians. Writing from Attleboi-o, Mass., where he now resides, Mr. Gay says: The medal was awarded for services against the Indians in the campaign of1868, during which thirty-five of us kept Arizona open for settlers and minersagainst the Apaches. We were in the saddle the greater portion of everytwenty-four hours, and expos
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