U.S. Navy
Laffey, BartlettConflictCivil War
RankActing Master's Mate
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandUSS Marmora
HometownGalway
Citation
Off Yazoo City, Miss., 5 March 1864, embarking from the Marmora with a 12-pound howitzer mounted on a field carriage, Laffey landed with the gun and crew in the midst of heated battle and, bravely standing by his gun despite enemy rifle fire which cut the gun carriage and rammer, contributed to the turning back of the enemy during the fierce engagement.
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