George Hollat [SEP] conflict
George Hollat
George Hollat (born 1846, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
Born in 1846, Hollat was living in New York when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a third class boy on the . At the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip near New Orleans on April 24,
" received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the battle: Seaman Thomas Bourne, Landsman Amos Bradley, Captain of the Forecastle John Greene, Third Class Boy George Hollat, Seaman William Martin, Quartermaster John McGowan, Coxswain William McKnight, and Second Class Boy Oscar E. Peck.
Civil War service "Varuna" honored with a poem.
Rear Admiral Farragut's stunning victory at and subsequent capture of New Orleans itself electrified the North. "Varuna's" part in the Union triumph was soon commemorated in George Henry Boker's