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Lebbeus Simkins
Lebbeus Simkins (1836 – September 10, 1884) 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 Mobile Bay.
Born in 1836 in Utica, New York, Simkins was still living in that state when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War as a coxswain on the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "performed his
- Captain of the Forecastle George Parks
- Seaman Hendrick Sharp
- Coxswain Lebbeus Simkins
- Captain of the Forecastle James Smith
- Second Captain of the Top John Smith
- Coxswain Oloff Smith
- Ordinary Seaman Walter B. Smith
- Orderly Sergeant David Sprowle (USMC)
- Coxswain Alexander H. Truett
- Quartermaster William Wells
Post-war service.
"Richmond" departed New Orleans on 27 June, arrived at the Boston Navy Yard on 10 July, and was decommissioned there on the