John Rannahan [SEP] conflict
John Rannahan
John Rannahan (1836 – 1 June 1892) was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps stationed aboard the during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Military service.
Rannahan enlisted in the Marine Corps from Philadelphia in June 1861, and was assigned to the Union frigate . On January 15, 1865, the North Carolina Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher was taken by a combined Union storming party of sailors
, marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry. Rannahan was one of nine crewmen from the USS "Minnesota" who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in this battle. He was discharged later that same month.
Medal of Honor citation.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal John Rannahan, United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism in action on board the U.S.S.