William Blagheen [SEP] conflict
William Blagheen
William Blagheen (born 1832, date of death unknown), also known as William Blagden, 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.
Biography.
Born in 1832 in Devon, England, Blagheen immigrated to the United States and was living in New York City when he joined the U.S. Navy. He served during the Civil War as a ship's cook
lasted a bit more than three hours, "Brooklyn" suffered 54 casualties, 11 killed and 43 wounded, while firing 183 projectiles. Twenty-three of "Brooklyn"'s sailors and marines were awarded the Medal of Honor for their part in the battle. Their names were:
- Ship's Cook William Blagheen
- Captain of the Forecastle John Brown
- Landsman William H. Brown
- Coxswain John Laver Mather Cooper
- Ordinary Seaman Samuel W. Davis
- Sergeant J. Henry Denig (USMC)
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