Photo: Jacob Johnson (burial name) aka John Swanson (military name)-grave marker

Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: June 22, 2004
Caption: Jacob Johnson (burial name) aka John Swanson (military name)-grave marker
Additional Description: He is a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery Section 37 Lot 1670. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SWANSON, JOHN • Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy • Accredited to: Massachusetts • G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865 Citation: 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, Swanson 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.
Submitted: July 18, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p390452
File Size: 0.064 Megabytes

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