Coxswain George Schutt was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions between March 5 and 6, 1865 in St. Marks, Florida during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Hendrick Hudson. Schutt was about 32 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Schutt was born in 1833 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. His medal is held by Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC.
Schutt is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
As coxswain on board the U.S.S. Hendrick Hudson, St. Marks, Fla., 5 and 6 March 1865. Serving with the Army in charge of Navy howitzers during the attack on St. Marks and throughout this fierce engagement, Schutt made remarkable efforts in assisting transport of the gun, and his coolness and determination in courageously remaining by his gun while under the heavy fire of the enemy were a credit to the service to which he belonged.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: coxswain
Source: Wikidata.
Places
- Born: Ireland — map
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Timeline
- 1833Born in Ireland
- March 5 - 6, 1865Act of valor — St. Marks, FloridaAge about 32. U.S.S. Hendrick Hudson
Biography
George Schutt (c. 1833 – unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Natural Bridge. Born in about 1833 in Ireland, Schutt joined the U.S. Navy from the state of New York. By March 5, 1865, he was serving as a coxswain on the USS Hendrick Hudson. On that day and the next, he accompanied a Union Army force during the Battle of Natural Bridge near St. Marks, Florida. He helped transport and fire a naval howitzer throughout the engagement despite heavy Confederate fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor three months later, on June 22, 1865.
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