Photo #: NH 79903
Benjamin Swearer, former Seaman, USN
Halftone image published in "Deeds of Valor", Volume
II, page 7, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907.
Seaman Swearer was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallant
service" during the capture of Fort Clark, North Carolina,
on 29 August 1861. He was a member of USS Pawnee's crew
at that time.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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