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SWATTON, EDWARD; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - Civil War

jasche — 2006-11-18 16:22:35Z

Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh/Default.htm

Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along information that may be useful.

SWATTON, EDWARD

Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1836, New York, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Swatton bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was 1 of 6 men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.

ALFRED SWATTON & ELIZABETH COX

angelasmith257 — 2004-11-26 09:34:53Z

Looking for relatives of Alfred and Elizabeth Swatton. They married in 1873 and had children MAUD ELIZABETH, HAROLD VICTOR AND ESTHER MARIE. They lived in the Paddington area and on the 1901 census lived at 33 Connaught Square Mews.

Edward Swatton/New York/Massachusetts/Civil War-Union Navy

maggielee_1 — 2003-11-04 14:03:54Z

Searching for the burial location of Edward Swatton.
Date of Birth: 1836
Location of Birth: New York, New York
Date of Death: Unknown
Location of Death: Unknown