Hugh Molloy
Hugh Molloy
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| Hugh Molloy | |
|---|---|
 Ordinary Seaman Hugh Molloy | |
| Born | (1841-09-25)September 25, 1841[1] Comerford, Ireland[1] |
| Died | March 8, 1922(1922-03-08) (aged 80) |
| Place of burial | Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1863 - 1864 |
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman |
| Unit | USS Fort Hindman (1862) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Hugh Molloy (September 25, 1841[1] – March 8, 1922) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Medal of Honor citation
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
Biography[edit]
During the Civil War, Molloy served as an Ordinary Seaman on USS Fort Hindman (1862). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during an engagement with a Confederate artillery battery near Harrisonburg, Louisiana, on March 2, 1864.
Hugh Molloy died at age 80 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois.
Medal of Honor citation[edit]
Rank and Organization:
- Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1832, Illinois. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 32, April 16, 1864.
Citation:
- Served on board the U.S.S. Fort Hindman during the engagement near Harrisonburg, La., 2 March 1864. Following a shellburst which mortally wounded the first sponger, who dropped the sponge out of the forecastle port, Molloy jumped out of the port to the forecastle, recovered the sponge and sponged and loaded the gun for the remainder of the action from his exposed position, despite the extreme danger to his person from the raking fire of enemy musketry.[2]
See also[edit]
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P
Notes[edit]
^ abc Records are inconsistent on Molloy's place and year of birth. His Medal of Honor citation gives his birth as 1832 in Illinois "Civil War Medal of Honor recipients (M-Z)". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. August 3, 2009. Archived from the original on February 23, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em, while the book Deeds of Valor gives his birth as September 25, 1841 in Comerford, Ireland[1], and Molloy's gravestone also gives his birth as September 25, 1841 "Hugh Molloy". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved September 24, 2010.. This article assumes that the information in Deeds of Valor and Molloy's gravestone is correct.
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"MOLLOY, HUGH , Civil War Medal of Honor recipient". American Civil War website. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Naval History & Heritage Command.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
"Hugh Molloy". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
"Photo # NH 79921 Picture Data". Online Library. Naval History & Heritage Command. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
Categories:
- 1841 births
- 1922 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish sailors in the United States Navy
- United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
- Union Navy sailors
- Irish-born Medal of Honor recipients
- American people of Irish descent
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
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