Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war * battle of mobile bay - death date: october 3 , 1881 1840 - allegiance: united states of america union - rank: captain of the forecastle - placeofburial: edson cemetery lowell , massachusetts - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 1840 - unit: ohio 1820 hartford 1858 - name: john c. mcfarland - branch: united states navy union navy - death place: lowell , massachusetts - birth place: boston , massachusetts Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john mcfarland -lrb- medal of honor -rrb- .
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john c. mcfarland -lrb- 1840 -- october 3 , 1881 -rrb- was a sailor in the united states navy and a recipient of the medal of honor for his actions in the battle of mobile bay during the american civil war .