Samuel W. Kinnaird
Born: May 2, 1840 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
Medal of Honor
U.S. Navy
American Civil War
War Department, General Orders No. 45 (December 31, 1864)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Landsman Samuel W. Kinnaird, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action, serving as a Landsman on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats and the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, Alabama, 5 August 1864. Showing a presence of mind and cheerfulness that had much to do with maintaining the crew’s morale, Landsman Kinnaird served gallantly through the action which resulted in the capture of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.
