Some Pennsylvania Sailors at Fort Fisher

From the March 22nd Union City, pennsylvania's Past Time: Some Civil War Navy men from Union City and Northwestern Pennsylvania" by Kathy Warnes.

There was a long list with information about them, but I just selected those mentioned as being at Fort Fisher.

HIRAM RICE of Waterford. Enlisted July 1864 and served in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron on USS Pontoosuc. At both battles of Fort Fisher and Fort Darling. Served ten months and honorably discharged.

Commander of J.F. Rice Post No. 345 of Waterford, named for his brother killed at the Battle of Malvern Hill.

MELVIN M. SMITH of Lowvlle. Enlisted August 1863 and assigned to South Atlantic Blockading Squadron under Porter. Served on the R.R. Cuyler and at engagements of Hampton Roads, Wilmington, NC and New Orleans. Discharged June 1865. (I'm not sure of these facts.)

H.N. WADSWORTH-- of Harbor Creek. Enlisted 1864 and served under Capt. M.W, Caldwell on USS R.R. Cuyler. Participated at Fort Fisher. Mustered out July 1, 1865.

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