USS Marmora-- Part 4: Three Sailors Receive Medals of Honor

Even though Union forces had already captured Yazoo City, Mississippi, Confederates attack in force in March 1864 causing the Marmora and other rams to come upriver to its rescue.

Three of her sailors were awarded Medals of Honor on 5 March.  They were Seamen William J. Franks,, Bartlett Laffey and  James Stoddard.

After that, the Marmora returned to Mound City and was placed in reserve.  It was decommissioned  7 July 1865. and sold in August.

--Old B-Runner