| 词条 | Bartholomew Diggins |
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|name=Bartholomew Diggins |birth_date= {{Birth date|1844|10|9}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1917|2|23|1844|10|9}} |birth_place= County Kerry |death_place= Washington, D.C. |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |image=Bartholomew Diggins framed.jpg |caption=Ordinary Seaman Bartholomew Diggins |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch=United States Navy |serviceyears= |rank= Ordinary Seaman |commands= |unit={{USS|Hartford|1858|6}} |battles=Battle of Mobile Bay |awards=Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} Bartholomew Diggins (October 9, 1844 – February 23, 1917) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for actions in the American Civil War. BiographyBartholomew Diggins was born in County Kerry Ireland. He entered the U.S. Navy from Maryland and served during the Civil War as an Ordinary Seaman on Rear Admiral David Farragut's flagship {{USS|Hartford|1858|6}}. Despite heavy gun fire at the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama on August 5, 1864, Diggins continually loaded a gun during the two-hour battle which damaged batteries at Fort Morgan and ended with the surrender of {{Ship|CSS|Tennessee|1863}}. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of his conduct during this action. Bartholomew Diggins died in Washington, D.C. and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia. Medal of Honor citationCitation:On board the flagship, U.S.S. Hartford, during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, DIGGINS, as loader of a gun, remained steadfast as his post throughout the furious 2-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.[1] See also
Notes1. ^{{Cite web |last = Naval Historical Center |title = US People - Diggins, Bartholomew |work = Online Library |date = 2006-03-17 |url = http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-d/b-diggin.htm |accessdate = 2006-08-09| archiveurl= http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100408082942/http%3A//www%2Ehistory%2Enavy%2Emil/photos/pers%2Dus/uspers%2Dd/b%2Ddiggin%2Ehtm| archivedate= April 8, 2010 | deadurl= no}} References{{NHC}}
|accessdate=September 6, 2010 |url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/bdiggins.htm |title= Bartholomew Diggins: Seaman, United States Navy |publisher= Arlington National Cemetery.net |date= }} External links
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