Still RoadTrippin'. These men were alswo buredin Cypress Ho;;s Cemetery along with Alban Stimers.
From Find-A-Grave.
BIRTH: 3 November 1842, Ireland
DEATH: 9 June 1897 (aged 54) New York, New York
BURIAL: Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York
Civil War Union Navy Medal of Honor recipient.
His citation reads: "Served as a coxswain on board the USS Caronolet, Morrison was commended for meritorious conduct in general and especially for his heroic conduct and his inspiring example to the crew in the engagemnt with the rebel ram Arkansas, Yazoo River, 15 July 1862.
"When the Carondolet was badly cut up, several of her crew killed, many wounded, and others almost suffocated from the effects of escapred steam, Morrison was leader when boarders were called on deck and the first to return to the guns and give the ram a broadside as she passed.
"His presence of mind in time of battle or trial is reported as always conspicuous and encouraging."
--Old B-Runner
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