In the last two posts, I wrote about David L. Bass, a sailor of the USS Minnesota, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions with the Naval Column's attack on Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
He was not awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. His Medal of Honor was awarded to him on June 22, 1865.
He is buried in the Wilcox Family Cemetery in Little Falls, New York.
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From Wikipedia
His middle name was Lawrence.
There is some confusion as to where he was born. Some military records say, incorrectly, that he was born in Ireland. The Wikipedia article says he was born in Hope Falls, New York, 2 February 1842.
After the war, he lived in Little Falls, New York, and worked as a blacksmith.
--Old B-Runner
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