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{{Infobox military person |name = John Griffiths |born = 1835 |died = |image=[[File:US Navy Medal of Honor (1862 original).png|150px|alt=Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor]] |placeofbirth = [[Wales]] |placeofdeath = [[Massachusetts]] |placeofburial_label = Place of burial |placeofburial = Sailors Home Cemetery, [[Wollaston, Massachusetts]] |allegiance = [[United States|United States of America]]<br/>[[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] |branch = [[United States Navy]]<br/>[[Union Navy]] |rank = [[Captain of the Forecastle]] |unit = [[USS Santiago de Cuba]] |battles = [[American Civil War]]<br/>{{*}} [[Second Battle of Fort Fisher]] |awards = [[Medal of Honor]] }} '''John Griffiths''' (1835 – unknown) was a sailor in the [[U.S. Navy]] during the [[American Civil War]]. He received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the [[Second Battle of Fort Fisher]] on January 15, 1865. ==Military service== Emigrating from his native [[Wales]], Griffiths volunteered for service in the Union Army in 1864 as a private in the 30th Massachusetts Infantry. Within 30 days of his army enlistment, Griffiths transferred to the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the Union brig [[USS Santiago de Cuba]]. His enlistment is credited to the state of [[Massachusetts]]. On January 15, 1865, the [[North Carolina]] Confederate stronghold of [[Fort Fisher]] was taken by a combined Union storming party of sailors, marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral [[David Dixon Porter]] and General [[Alfred Terry]]. Griffiths was a member of the storming party. ==Medal of Honor citation== <blockquote>The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain of the Forecastle John Griffiths, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, on 15 January 1865. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Captain of the Forecastle Griffiths bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was one of six men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.</blockquote> General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 59 (June 22, 1865) Action Date: January 15, 1865 Service: Navy Rank: Captain of the Forecastle Division: U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba ==See also== {{Portal box|Biography|American Civil War|United States Navy}} *[[List of Medal of Honor recipients]] *[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F]] ==References== *{{hallofvalor|1737}} Retrieved on June 15, 2010 *{{findagrave|10060407}} Retrieved on June 15, 2010 {{Persondata |NAME= Griffiths, John |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Union Navy|Navy]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient |DATE OF BIRTH= 1835 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Wales]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, John}} [[Category:1835 births]] [[Category:Year of death missing]] [[Category:Union Navy sailors]] [[Category:Navy Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:Foreign born Medal of Honor recipients]]
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