The June 25th "Argghhh!!! Blog had an account of three sailors aboard the USS Monticello who received Medals of Honor for a reconnaissance of the harbor and water defenses of Wilmington, NC, June 23rd to 25th.
They captured mail carriers, mail, cut telegraph wire and captured a large group of prisoners..
They were:
JOHN SULLIVAN-- born 1839 in New York, seaman
DAVID WARREN-- born 1836 in Scotland, Coxswain
William Wright, born 1835 in London, England-- yeoman
Sounds Suspiciously Like Something Cushing Would Do. --Old B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
