of the United States
in the name of
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
Rank and Organization: Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1838,
Massachusetts. Accredited To: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865.
Served as gunner's mate on board the U.S.S. Montauk, 21 September 1864. During the
night of 21 September, when fire was discovered in the magazine lightroom of the vessel,
causing a panic and demoralizing the crew, Horton rushed into the cabin, obtained the
magazine keys, sprang into the lightroom and began passing out combustibles, Including the
box of signals in which the fire originated.
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