Seaman Horatio Nelson Young was a sailor in the U.S. Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 16, 1863 at Charleston Harbor, South Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Lehigh. Young was 18 years old.
7 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.
Young was born on July 19, 1845 in Calais, Washington County, Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Young died on July 3, 1913 in Calais (Red Beach), Maine, at the age of 67. He is buried at The Rural Cemetery in St. Stephen's, Canada.
Young 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. Lehigh, Charleston Harbor, 16 November 1863, during the hazardous task of freeing the Lehigh, which had grounded and was under heavy enemy fire from Fort Moultrie. After several previous attempts had been made, Young succeeded in passing in a small boat from the Lehigh to the Nahant with a line bent on a hawser. This courageous action while under severe enemy fire enabled the Lehigh to be freed from her helpless position.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- July 19, 1845Born in Calais, Washington County, Maine
- November 16, 1863Act of valor — Charleston Harbor, South CarolinaAge 18. U.S.S. Lehigh
- July 3, 1913Died in Calais (Red Beach), MaineAge 67.
- Resting placeThe Rural CemeterySt. Stephen's
Biography
Horatio Nelson Young (July 19, 1845 – July 3, 1913) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on the USS Lehigh during the American Civil War.
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