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John H. Lawson

(1837–1919)

Lawson was a navy landsman abroad the USS Hartford. On August 5, 1864, at the Battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, he was wounded in the leg and thrown violently against the side of the ship when an enemy shell killed and wounded the six-man crew. Lawson, upon regaining his composure and although wounded, promptly returned to his station and, although urged to go below for treatment, steadfastly continued his duties.