McFARLAND, JOHN
Rank and Organization: Captain of the Forecastle, U.S. Navy. Born: 1840,
Boston, Mass. Accredited To: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation:
Stationed at the wheel on board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford during successful action
against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864.
With his ship under terrific enemy shellfire, McFarland performed his duties with skill
and courage and, when the Lackawanna ran into his ship and every man at the wheel was in
danger of being crushed, remained steadfast at his station and continued to steer the
ship.
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