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Daniel C. Harrington

Landsman Daniel C. Harrington, Navy, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 11, 1862 near Brunswick, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 11, 1862Born in Ireland

Landsman Daniel C. Harrington, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on March 11, 1862 near Brunswick, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Pocahontas. Harrington was about 13 years old.

The medal was presented on June 1, 1863. He later rose to the rank of Acting Masters Mate.

Harrington was born in 1849 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Massachusetts.

Harrington is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Harrington, a landsman from the U.S.S. Pocahontas, participated in a shore mission to procure meat for the ship's crew. While returning to the beach, the party was fired on from ambush and several men killed or wounded. Cool and courageous throughout this action, Harrington rendered gallant service against the enemy and in administering to the casualties.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Ireland — map

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Timeline

  1. 1849
    Born in Ireland
  2. March 11, 1862
    Act of valor — near Brunswick, Georgia
    Age about 13. U.S.S. Pocahontas
  3. June 1, 1863
    Medal of Honor presented

Biography

Daniel C. Harrington (born c. 1849; date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Harrington was born in Ireland, and emigrated to the United States, registering for the Navy in Massachusetts. Harrington as awarded the Medal of Honor for while serving on the USS Pocahontas in Harrington took part in a mission to find meat for his ship's crew near Brunswick, Georgia, and in returning to the beach was fired upon. Several of his comrades were killed or wounded and Harrington helped the casualties. His Medal of Honor was issued on April 3, 1863.

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