Thomas Jordan (Medal Of Honor)
Thomas H. Jordan (April 12, 1840 – July 17, 1930) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay. Background Born on April 12, 1840, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Jordan was living in Baltimore, Maryland, when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a quartermaster on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "performed his duties with skill and courage" as his ship assisted the disabled while under heavy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later on June 22, 1865. Jordan's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S. ''Galena'' during the attack on enemy forts at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Securely lashed to the side of the ''Oneida'' which had suffered the loss of her steering apparatus and an explosion of her boiler from enemy fire, the ''Galena'' aided the stricken vessel past the en ...
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Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is an independent city in southeast Virginia and across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth are historic and active U.S. Navy facilities located in Portsmouth. History In 1620, the future site of Portsmouth was recognized as a suitable shipbuilding location by John Wood, a shipbuilder, who petitioned King James I of England for a land grant. The surrounding area was soon settled as a plantation community.City of Portsmouth, Virginia - History

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