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U.S. Navy
Nichols, William
Nichols, William
ConflictCivil War
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Year Of Action1864
Unit/CommandUSS Brooklyn
HometownNew York
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    On board the USS Brooklyn during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, on 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Nichols fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the furious battle which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee, and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

    Branch: U.S. NavyConflict: Civil WarYear of Action: 1864
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