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Seaman Philip Bazaar, born in
Bazaar, a resident of
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Chile
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, South America
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, was a United States Navy seaman who was awarded the Medal of Honor
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, the highest military decoration of the United States for valor in combat. According to the citation he distinguished himself during the battle for Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The fort was located on one of Cape Fear Rive ...
of the American Civil War
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Biography
Bazaar, a resident of Massachusetts
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, was an immigrant from Chile
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who joined the Union Navy
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at New Bedford, Massachusetts. Bazaar was assigned to the during the American Civil War. ''Santiago de Cuba'' was a wooden, brigantine-rigged, side-wheel steamship under the command of Rear Admiral David D. Porter.
In the later part of 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant
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ordered an assault on Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The fort was located on one of Cape Fear Rive ...
, a stronghold of the Confederate States of America
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. It protected the vital trading routes of Wilmington's port, at North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
.Historical Foundation/ref> Rear Admiral Porter was in charge of the naval assault and General Benjamin F. Butler was in charge of the land assault. After the failure of the first assault, Butler was replaced by Major General
Alfred Terry
Alfred Howe Terry (November 10, 1827 – December 16, 1890) was a Union general in the American Civil War and the military commander of the Dakota Territory from 1866 to 1869, and again from 1872 to 1886. In 1865, Terry led Union troops to v ...
. A second assault was ordered for January 1865. Bazaar was aboard the USS ''Santiago de Cuba'' and served in both assaults on the fort. On January 12, 1865, both ground and naval Union forces attempted the second assault. Bazaar and 5 other crew members, under the direct orders from Rear Admiral Porter, carried dispatches during the battle while under heavy fire from the Confederates to Major General Alfred Terry. Bazaar and his comrades were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions.
Medal of Honor citation
Awards and decorations
Bazaar's awards and decorations include the following:See also
*List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients
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* List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
* Hispanics in the American Civil War
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Second Battle of Fort Fisher
The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a joint assault by Union Army and naval forces against the Confederate Fort Fisher, outside Wilmington, North Carolina, near the end of the American Civil War. Sometimes referred to as the "Gibraltar of the So ...
*Hispanics in the United States Navy
Hispanics in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to men such as Lieutenant Jordi Farragut Mesquida, who served in the American Revolution. Hispanics, such as Seaman Philip Bazaar and Seaman John Ortega, ha ...
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bazaar, Philip Year of birth missing Year of death missing Chilean emigrants to the United States United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients Union Navy sailors Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor