. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . ve been struck between fifty and sixty times. Special praise was due to the engineers of the Kearsarge and their men in theengine-room. The ship went into action under artificial draft, with safety-valveslashed down, and thus she fought under her utmost speed throughout the engage-ment. It was her speed which ena
. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . ve been struck between fifty and sixty times. Special praise was due to the engineers of the Kearsarge and their men in theengine-room. The ship went into action under artificial draft, with safety-valveslashed down, and thus she fought under her utmost speed throughout the engage-ment. It was her speed which enabled Captain Winslow to force the circling tacticsupon Semmes and to prevent him thus from escaping eventually within the neutralzone. Seventeen of the Kearsarges crew earned the Medal of Honor for markedcoolness and good conduct during this duel. They were: William Bond, ThomasPerry, boatswains mates; John A. Bickford, Robert Strahan, captains of top; MichaelAheam, paymasters steward; James Haley, captain of forecastle; Mark G. Ham,carpenters mate; George H. Harrison, James H. Lee, Joachim Pease (colored),George E. Reed, Charles Moore, seamen; John Hayes, Charles A. Reed, cockswains;William B. Poole, James Saunders, William Smith, quartermasters. 64 HEROIC DEEDS AT MOBILE BAY. CORNELIUS CRONIN, Chief Quartermaster, S. Rielimnnd. ADMIRAL Farraguts victorj at Mobile Bay is themost glorious achievement ever recorded of anAmerican naval commander; as to daring and skill ofexecution it has no peer in the naval history of theworld. It seems that people both in this country and abroadhave never fully realized and appreciated the grandeurof the battle of Mobile Bay and the greatness of thevenerable old sea-hero who planned and won it. Nel-sons wondrous skill, judgment and daring at Copen-hagen have rendered the latter name the brightest gemin this standard naval idols wreath of glory. Nelsonwas at that time in the prime of his manhood. Thedifficulties, risks and dangers at Mobile
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