YOUNG, HORATIO N.
Rank and Organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 19 July 1845, Calaise,
Maine. G.O. No.: 32, 16 April 1864.
Citation:
On board the U.S.S. Lehigh, Charleston Harbor, 16 November 1863, during the hazardous
task of freeing the Lehigh, which had grounded, and was under heavy enemy fire from Fort
Moultrie. After several previous attempts had been made, Young succeeded in passing in a
small boat from the Lehigh to the Nahant with a line bent on a hawser. This courageous
action while under severe enemy fire enabled the Lehigh to be freed from her helpless
position.
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