In the second Battle of Fort Fisher, the US flag on the monitor Canonicus had to be replaced. Quartermaster Daniel Dickinson went out on the deck and replaced it while under fire from the guns of the fort. For this action, he received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
his action is mentioned in the book "Deeds of Valor: Vol. 2" page 79. A painting of him doing this exists.
There are photographs and paintings at www.navsource.org/archives/01/canonicus.
The ship was hit four times in the first attack and 36 in the second. During the second fight, the Canonicus is credited with knocking out two of Fisher's guns.
Brave Man. --B-R'er
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