Richard Hamilton (sailor)

Infobox Military Person
name= Richard Hamilton
born= birth date|1825|1|23
died= death date and age|1922|1|20|1825|1|23
placeofbirth= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeofdeath= Camden, New Jersey
placeofburial=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=
rank=
commands=
unit= U.S. Picket Boat No. 1
battles= American Civil War
awards= Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Richard Hamilton (January 23, 1836–January 20, 1881), a naval coal heaver, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during the American Civil War.

Biography

Hamilton, a native of , was taken prisoner after the explosion, survived the war, and died in Camden, New Jersey on July 6, 1881.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Coal Heaver, U.S. Navy. Born: 1836, Philadelphia, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.

Citation:

:Hamilton served on board the U.S. Picket Boat No. 1, in action, 27 October 1864, against the Confederate ram Albemarle which had resisted repeated attacks by our steamers and had kept a large force of vessels employed in watching her. The picket boat, equipped with a spar torpedo, succeeded in passing the enemy pickets within 20 yards without being discovered and then made for the Albemarle under a full head of steam. Immediately taken under fire by the ram, the small boat plunged on, jumped the log boom which encircled the target and exploded its torpedo under the port bow of the ram. The picket boat was destroyed by enemy fire and almost the entire crew taken prisoner or lost.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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References

*findagrave|7200637 Retrieved on 2007-12-17
*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-17
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html
title = Richard Hamilton, Medal of Honor recipient
work = American Civil War (A-L)
publisher U.S Army Center of Military History
date = July 16, 2007
*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-17
url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_go/hamilton_richard.html
title=Gravesite for Richard Hamilton
publisher=HomeofHeroes.com
publisher=C. Douglas Sterner
date=

Persondata
NAME= Hamilton, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= January 23, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH= January 20, 1881
PLACE OF DEATH= Camden, New Jersey