Please answer the following question: Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war battle of mobile bay - death date: march 18 , 1908 1837 - allegiance: united states - rank: landsman - placeofburial: hampton national cemetery , hampton , virginia - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 1837 - unit: lackawanna 1862 6 - name: michael cassidy - branch: united states navy - death place: hampton , virginia - birth place: ireland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael cassidy -lrb- sailor -rrb- .
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michael cassidy -lrb- 1837 -- march 18 , 1908 -rrb- was a union navy sailor in the american civil war and a recipient of the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor , for his actions at the battle of mobile bay .born in 1837 in ireland , cassidy immigrated to the united states and was living in new york when he joined the navy .he served during the civil war as a landsman on the .at the battle of mobile bay on august 5 , 1864 , '' lackawanna '' engaged the at close range and cassidy distinguished himself as the sponger on a gun crew .for this action , he was awarded the medal of honor four months later , on december 31 , 1864 .cassidy 's official medal of honor citation reads : served on board the u.s.s. '' lackawanna '' during successful attacks against fort morgan , rebel gunboats and the ram '' tennessee '' , in mobile bay , 5 august 1864 .displaying great coolness and exemplary behavior as first sponger of a gun , cassidy , by his coolness under fire , received the applause of his officers and the guncrew throughout the action which resulted in the capture of the prize ram '' tennessee '' and in the destruction of batteries at fort morgan .cassidy died on march 18 , 1908 , at age 70 or 71 and was buried at hampton national cemetery in hampton , virginia .