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U.S. Navy

Thomas Barton

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandUSS Hunchback

BirthplaceCleveland, Ohio

Citation

On board the USS Hunchback in the attack on Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. When an ignited shell, with cartridge attached, fell out of the howitzer upon the deck, S/man Barton promptly seized a pail of water and threw it upon the missile, thereby preventing it from exploding.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1862