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Medal of Honor Recipient

Edward Swatton

U.S. Navy · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-002698Source-based record

The award

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Navy Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1865

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Medal of Honor

January 15, 1865

Fort Fisher, North Carolina, USA

Rank at action
Seaman
Service
U.S. Navy
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba

The Citation

Sources ↓
On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Swatton bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was 1 of 6 men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Edward Swatton — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-002710
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-31
Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
59
Accredited to
New York
Archive transcription SHA-256
c879700acf3967171eb2801dac7b00a88e37730463ff805752b6f9f4c592f196

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

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