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Nicholas Irwin

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Nicholas Irwin

Birth
Denmark
Death
19 Apr 1896 (aged 62–63)
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Section I, Grave 383
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Seaman in the Union Navy. His citation reads "On board the USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Irwin 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."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Seaman in the Union Navy. His citation reads "On board the USS Brooklyn during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee, in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite severe damage to his ship and loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks from stem to stern, Irwin 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."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Sep 19, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7878957/nicholas-irwin: accessed ), memorial page for Nicholas Irwin (1833–19 Apr 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7878957, citing Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.