15 May 1862 A.D. Drewry’s Bluff, VA: CPL John Makie, USMC earns MOH for service aboard USS GALENA
15 May 1862 A.D. Drewry’s Bluff, VA: CPL John Makie, USMC earns MOH for service aboard USS GALENA
Corporal John Mackie, the first Marine to earn the Medal of
Honor, was commended for service in the USS GALENA during action against
Confederate shore batteries at Drewry's Bluff which blocked the James River
approaches to Richmond.
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