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Quarter Gunner Edmund Haffee, USN, (Born 1832)
Edmund Haffee was born in 1832 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in the Navy from that state and served as a Quarter
Gunner on board USS New
Ironsides during the American Civil War. He participated
in the attacks on Fort Fisher during 24-25 December 1864 and 13-15
January 1865, during which New Ironsides vigorously bombarded,
facilitating the land assault and subsequent capture of the powerful
fortification. For his conduct on those occasions, Haffee was
awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Haffee.
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Photo #: NH 105665
Medal of Honor
Reverse of a Medal of Honor awarded to Quarter Gunner Edmund
Haffee, USN, of USS New Ironsides who served during the
assaults on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 24-25 December 1864
and 13-15 January 1865.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Medal of Honor citation of Quarter Gunner Edmund Haffee, USN
(as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor,
1861-1949, The Navy", page 27):
"HAFFEE served on board the U.S.S. New Ironsides
during action in several attacks on Fort Fisher, 24 and 25 December
1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865. The ship steamed in and
took the lead in the ironclad division close inshore, and immediately
opended its starboard battery in a barrage of well-directed fire
to cause several fires and explosions and dismount several guns
during the first 2 days of fighting. Taken under fire as she
steamed into position on 13 January, the New Ironsides
fought all day and took on ammunition at night despite severe
weather conditions. When the enemy came out of his bombproofs
to defend the fort against the storming party, the ship's battery
disabled nearly every gun on the fort facing the shore before
the cease-fire orders were given by the flagship." |
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