Thomas Hayes (c. 1840 – May 24, 1914) was a
United States Navy
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sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
, for his actions during the
Battle of Mobile Bay in the
American Civil War
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Medal of Honor citation
Rank and Organization:
Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: c. 1840,
Rhode Island
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. Accredited To: Rhode Island. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation:
As Captain of No. 1 gun on board the during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Cool and courageous at his station throughout the prolonged action, Hayes maintained fire from his gun on Fort Morgan Fort Morgan can apply to any one of several places in the United States:
*Fort Morgan (Alabama), a fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay
*Fort Morgan, Alabama, a nearby community
*Fort Morgan (Colorado), a frontier military post located in present-day Fo ...
and on ships of the Confederacy despite extremely heavy return fire.
See also
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List of Medal of Honor recipients
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their ...
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Battle of Mobile Bay
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United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
Union Navy sailors
People of Rhode Island in the American Civil War
1840s births
1914 deaths
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor