RUSH, JOHN
aka: Israel Little
Rank and Organization: First Class Fireman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1835
Washington, D.C. Accredited To: District of Columbia. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July
1863.
Citation:
Serving on board the U.S.S. Richmond in the attack on Port Hudson, 14 March 1863.
Damaged by a 6-inch solid rifle shot which shattered the starboard safety-valve chamber
and also damaged the port safety valve, the fireroom of the Richmond immediately became
filled with steam to place it in an extremely critical condition. Acting courageously in
this crisis, Rush persisted in penetrating the steam-filled room in order to haul the hot
fires of the furnaces, and continued this action until the gravity of the situation had
been lessened.
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