NUGENT, CHRISTOPHER
Rank and Organization: Orderly Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 1840,
County of Caven, Ireland. Accredited To: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 32, 16
April 1864.
Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Fort Henry, Crystal River, Fla., 15 June 1863.
Reconnoitering on the Crystal River on this date and in charge of a boat from the Fort
Henry, Orderly Sgt. Nugent ordered an assault upon a rebel breastwork fortification. In
this assault, the orderly sergeant and his comrades drove a guard of 11 rebels into the
swamp, capturing their arms and destroying their camp equipage while gallantly withholding
fire to prevent harm to a woman among the fugitives. On 30 July 1863, he further proved
his courage by capturing a boat off Depot Key, Fla., containing 2 men and a woman with
their baggage.
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