Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-02

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wAsHNoroS, February s. isih !
s,ss,ai order No. iog
Medals Of Honor are hereby awarded to the
following named ssamsn and marines who have |
dlstineuishsd, thsmsslvss In battle or By extra |
ordinary hsrolsm Ia the line Of their profsssioni
m THn ATTACK on AND okrTuHH oT TIE
oouEAN EoRrs, Jurr II, isTl
Hugh Purvis private marine, United state
steamer Alaska, who was the Art 70 scale tns
walls Of the fort, and who captured the nay ~
the Uorsan forces. tAppoIn,ed corporni' July
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James DouThsrty private marine, United
states steamer BsnIciA, for seeking out and
killing the commaodlng snicor o. the oorean
MIohss, McNamara, privuts marine, United
s,.te, steamer Bsnlcia, for calamity Advancing
~ M parapst vrsnchinE the matchbox from
the hands Of an enemy and killing him.
cyrus Hayden, carpenter, United states
steamer Colorado, oolor-bsarpr Of the battalion,
for planting his Gag on the ramparts Of the
citadel and protecting Il under heavy Ere
from the enemy. .H.s
Frederick Ftahhlln, quartermaster United
states steamer Colorado, who assumed com
mand Of company ID, AFTER Isieutsnaut Mckee
WAS wounded, aud handled u with great credit
until relieved.
Alexander MeRsDsiO, bOatswalns mate,
United states steamer colorado, who received
Asword-cut ia the head while lighting at the
side Of LlsutsnAnt Mckee.
william Troy, ordinary seaman, United States
steamer Colorado, lighting At the side Of Lieu.
tenant MoKse, and specially commended By the
latter aftsr being wounded.
samuel y. Rogers quartsrmastsr, U. s. s.
Colorado, wounded while hEh,ing At the side Of
kisutsnant Mckee
John Coleman, private marine, U. s. s. Colo.
rado, for fighting hand.to-hand with the enemy,
and for saving the life Of Alexander MoKsnrie.
Michael Owens, private marine, U. s. s. Colo
RADIO, nghting hAnd-to-haud with the enemy,
and badly wounded. r.ZI
Charles Brown, corporal OF marines, U. 3. 8.
Colorado, assisted In oapturinE the Corsan
standard in the centre Of the citadel.
ON TIE OCCASION OF, AHp suBsrouENr TO, THn
wREcK or THH UNITED STATES STEAMER SAD
ISAw, ON OCEAN ISLAND REHP, ocroHER, 1870.
william Halfori, ooxswain, sole survivor Of
the boats crew sent 10 the Sandwich Islands
for assistance. ..if
Promoted to acting gunner, and also entitled
to . Eratulty Of one hundred doIlars.l
IN THE HAsBoR or WILLS TRASouE, DHcHxBRa
IS, isIl.
Isaac sapp, seaman extra, U. s. s. Shenan-
dOAh, for jumping overheard and ASST sting Md
shlpman Miller in saving Charles Prince, sea.
man, from drowning.
IN THE ATTACK on FORTS JAoRsoN AND ST.
PHILIP, APRIL "a, 1soa
Thomas Lyons, al present boatswaln'a mate
on board the Saco, who was dashed outside the
u. s. 8. Peumoola, on the port sheet chain,
with lead In hand, TO lead the ship past the
forts, and never alnohod, although under .
heavy ere from the forts and rebel gunboats.
The Department takes pleasure Ia o. ling At.
tsntion, in this General Order, TO the following
named seamsn and marines, who, although no,
Recommended for the higher distinction Of
Medals Of Honor, are entitled to great crodi,
for their good and brave conduct.
IN THn ATTACK ON TIE conan PORTS.
John Kelley, H. NJ. Tolman, and John ID. But
let, private marines; James Martin, chief boat
IWAin's mate; Joseph Carol, captain Of thu
maln4op; John McDsyitt, ships corporal; Nor
man O. Roberts, captain miHasn-topi Jane
smith, captain miElsn-topi W. O, Oolqushoun
cOxswain; John Thompson, Richard Andrews
and George Duuoan, soAmsn and ThomA
Woods, ordinary seaman, Of the q. s. s. Alaska
who eaptured Gags inside o. Fort MeKee.
ThomAs II. Baker (promotsd to . sergeant
octOber 10, lsJl,) Daniel Barry, John Bourks
Charles q. COLLINS, william Deyer, George Mao
Intyre, private mArlnSsI NJ. Brieklsy and J
Brady "A, captains Of foreoastls J. Kelley, NJ
Audsrsou, and p. Engen, seaman; EdWar
Mead, seaman oxtrai b. Charles, J. Andrew
]. Brady list, and John Lawrence, ordinary Sos
men; william Tate, ordinary seaman extra, q
the U. 8. g. BsnIolA, who captured flags.
John Adams, boatswain's mate, Otto Brusk'
ships writer; wtiliAm HiEss, ordinary seaman
George johnson and James Carr, iandsmen; Q
the Bsnieia, who we're among u. hr't 10 th