U.S. Navy
Barton, ThomasConflictCivil War
Year of Action1862
Unit/CommandUSS Hunchback
HometownCleveland, 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.
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