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U.S. Navy
Woram, Charles B.
Woram, Charles B.

ConflictCivil War
RankLandsman
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandUSS Oneida
HometownNew York, New York

Citation

Served on board the USS Oneida in the engagement at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Acting as an aid to the executive officer, Woram carried orders intelligently and correctly, distinguishing himself by his cool courage throughout the battle which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee and the damaging of Fort Morgan.

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