Thomas Hayes (Medal of Honor)
Thomas Hayes | |
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![]() Medal of Honor recipient | |
Born | 1840 Rhode Island |
Died | May 24, 1914 (aged 73–74) |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Rank | Coxswain |
Unit | ![]() |
Battles/wars | American Civil War *Battle of Mobile Bay |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Thomas Hayes (1840 – May 24, 1914) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of Mobile Bay in the American Civil War.
Medal of Honor citation[]
Rank and Organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 1840, Rhode Island. Accredited To: Rhode Island. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation:
As Captain of No. 1 gun on board the USS Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Cool and courageous at his station throughout the prolonged action, Hayes maintained fire from his gun on Fort Morgan and on ships of the Confederacy despite extremely heavy return fire.[1]
See also[]
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- Battle of Mobile Bay
- USS Richmond
Notes[]
- ^ "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for the American Civil War (A-L). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
References[]
- Mahan, CDR USN, Alfred Thayer (1885). The Gulf and Inland Waters. The Navy in the Civil War. III. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 166312281.
- Matthews, Franklin (1915). Our Navy in Time of War (1861-1915). New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company. OCLC 940844432.
- Porter, ADM USN, David Dixon (1886). The Naval History of the Civil War. New York, NY: The Sherman Publishing Company. OCLC 280729.
External links[]
- Naval Historical Center (2009-07-06). "US People - Bradley, George". Online Library. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- "Thomas Hayes". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
Categories:
- United States Navy personnel stubs
- American Civil War biography stubs
- United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
- Union Navy sailors
- People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War
- 1840 births
- 1914 deaths
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor