Oliver O'Brien, Medal of Honor Winner

In the last post, I mentioned this man from the USS John Adams (classified as a sloop at the time) as receiving a Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in the capture of a blockade-runner at Charleston, SC.

Further research in Wikipedia.

Oliver O'Brien (1839-Oct. 1, 1894)   Born in Boston and enlisted in the Navy from there. On November 28, 1864, while serving on the USS John Adams was involved in the capture of the blockade runner Beatrice off Sullivan's Island, Charleston, SC.

O'Brien commanded a launch which approached and boarded the ship despite heavy fire from nearby Fort Moultrie. He and his crew confiscated items and set fire to the ship and returned to the John Adams.

It didn't take long to receive his Medal of Honor, which was issued December 31, 1864. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Glouchester, Massachusetts.

---Old B-Runer