COTTON, PETER
Rank and Organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1839, New York,
N.Y. Accredited To: New York. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863.
Citation:
Cotton served on board the U.S.S. Baron De Kalb in the Yazoo River expedition, 23 to 27
December 1862. Proceeding under orders up the Yazoo River, the Baron De Kalb, with the
object of capturing or destroying the enemy's transports, came upon the steamers John
Walsh, R. J. Locklan, Golden Age and the Scotland, sunk on a bar where they were ordered
to be burned. Continuing up the river, the Baron De Kalb was fired upon but, upon
returning the fire, caused the enemy's retreat. Returning down the Yazoo, she destroyed
and captured large quantities of enemy equipment and several prisoners. Serving bravely
throughout this action, Cotton, as coxswain "distinguished himself in the various
actions."
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