"Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1861-1924" This article by Lee D. Reidy was published in the Fall 2001 edition of Prologue. "Black Men in Navy Blue during the Civil War" A history of black participants in the Navy during the Civil War. "The Army Medal of Honor: The First Fifty-five Years" An article by Mark C. "The Army Civil War Campaign Medal" Civil War origins of the Medal of Honor are noted and NARA researchers are given guidance on finding records of the recipients. White's article about Sarah Hutchins's trial for treason. NARA Resources Prologue Articles "All for a Sword: The Military Treason Trial of Sarah Hutchins" Jonathan W. General Orders: War Department, General Orders No.Military Resources: Civil War NARA Resources Other Resources He was one of six men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Seaman Swanson bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, on 15 January 1865. The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Seaman John Swanson, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S. Seaman Swanson was a member of the storming party. On January 15, 1865, the North Carolina Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher was taken by a combined Union storming party of sailors, marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry. His enlistment is credited to the state of Massachusetts. Navy and was assigned to the Union brig USS Santiago de Cuba. Emigrating from his native Sweden, Swanson volunteered for service in the U.S.
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