MACK, ALEXANDER
Rank and Organization: Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy. Born: 1836,
Holland. Accredited To: New York. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel
gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Although wounded and sent
below for treatment, Mack immediately returned to his post and took charge of his gun and,
as heavy enemy return fire continued to fall, performed his duties with skill and courage
until he was again wounded and totally disabled.
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