Hugh Logan
Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor
BornNovember 23, 1834
Lanark, Scotland
DiedNovember 22, 1903 (aged 6869)
Glasgow, Scotland
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Union Navy
Years of service1862 - 1863
RankCaptain of the Afterguard
UnitUnited States Navy USS Rhode Island (1860)
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Hugh Logan (November 23, 1834 November 22 1903) was a Captain of the Afterguard in the Union Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Logan joined the Navy from Boston in November 1862, and was discharged in December 1863.[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy. Born: 1834, Scotland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 59, June 22, 1865.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Rhode Island which was engaged in saving the lives of the officers and crew of the Monitor, 30 December 1862. Participating in the hazardous rescue of the officers and crew of the sinking Monitor, Logan, after rescuing several of the men, became separated in a heavy gale with other members of the cutter that had set out from the Rhode Island, and spent many hours in the small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas until finally picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras.

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References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
  • ""HUGH LOGAN" entry". Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2008.


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