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Daniel Dickerson Stevens

Quartermaster Daniel Dickerson Stevens, Navy, received the Medal of Honor for actions on January 13, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War January 13, 1865

Serving as a sailor in the U.S. Navy, Quartermaster Daniel Dickerson Stevens received the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 13, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Canonicus. Stevens was 25 years old.

16 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. He later rose to the rank of Chief Quartermaster.

Stevens was born on December 19, 1839 in La Grange, Fayette County, Tennessee. His Medal of Honor is credited to Massachusetts. Stevens died on November 7, 1916 in Peabody, Massachusetts, at the age of 76. He is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Danvers, Massachusetts. Records also list him as Stephens, Daniel Dickerson.

Stevens 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

On board the U.S.S. Canonicus during attacks on Fort Fisher, 13 January 1865. As the Canonicus moved into position at 700 yards from shore, the enemy troops soon obtained her range and opened with heavy artillery fire, subjecting her to several hits and near misses until late in the afternoon when the heavy ships coming into line drove them into their bombproofs. Twice during the battle, in which his ship sustained 36 hits, the flag was shot away and gallantly replaced by Stevens.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: La Grange — map
  • Died: Danvers — map
  • Buried: Walnut Grove Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 19, 1839
    Born in La Grange, Fayette County, Tennessee
  2. January 13, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North Carolina
    Age 25. U.S.S. Canonicus
  3. November 7, 1916
    Died in Peabody, Massachusetts
    Age 76.
  4. Resting place
    Walnut Grove Cemetery
    Danvers, Massachusetts

Biography

Daniel Dickinson Stevens (December 19, 1839 – November 7, 1916) was a United States Navy sailor during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor, America's highest military decoration, for his actions at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.

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Also honored for actions on January 13, 1865

JB James Barnum Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 RB Richard Binder Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 EB Edward R. Bowman Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 WC William Campbell Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 JD John Dempster Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 WD William Dunn Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 TE Thomas English Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 CF Charles H. Foy Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 Isaac N. Fry Orderly Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 EH Edmund Haffee Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1865 JH Joseph B. Hayden Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 TJ Thomas Jones Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865

See all 17 recipients for January 13, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Massachusetts

JS Joseph Sewell gerrish Sweatt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WT William Talbott Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1863 JR John Rountry First Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1864 ES Edward Swatton Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 JH James Horton Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 CT Charles A. Taggart Private · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.