Hugh Molloy
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Ordinary Seaman Hugh Molloy
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| Born | September 25, 1841[1] Comerford, Ireland[1] |
| Died | March 8, 1922 |
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Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
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United States Navy |
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman |
| Unit | USS Fort Hindman (1862) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Hugh Molloy (September 25, 1841[1] – March 8, 1922) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War.
Biography
During the Civil War, Molloy served as an Ordinary Seaman on USS Fort Hindman (1862). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during an engagement with a Confederate artillery battery near Harrisonburg, Louisiana, on March 2, 1864.
Hugh Molloy died at age 80 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.
Medal of Honor citation
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Rank and Organization:
- Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1832, Illinois. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 32, April 16, 1864.
Citation:
- Served on board the U.S.S. Fort Hindman during the engagement near Harrisonburg, La., 2 March 1864. Following a shellburst which mortally wounded the first sponger, who dropped the sponge out of the forecastle port, Molloy jumped out of the port to the forecastle, recovered the sponge and sponged and loaded the gun for the remainder of the action from his exposed position, despite the extreme danger to his person from the raking fire of enemy musketry.[2]
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Notes
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History & Heritage Command.
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- 1841 births
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- 19th-century Irish people
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- United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
- Union Navy sailors
- Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients
- American people of Irish descent
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
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