Pease was one of eight Black sailors awarded the Medal of Honor from among about 18,000 Black sailors who served the Union during the Civil War, according to Navy records, but he never received the medal.
The date mix-up, possibly the fault of the engraver, was one of several mistakes or oversights the Navy made in seeking to record who Pease was, where he was from, how he came to enlist, and what happened to him when he left the service. Kearsarge/Destruction of the Alabama/June 9, 1864," but the date is wrong - the battle was fought on June 19. Retrieved October 5, 2010.The inscription engraved on the back of his medal reads: "Personal Valor/Joachim Pease/(Colored Seaman)/ U.S.S. Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F.General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. Disdainful of shelter despite severe weather conditions, he inspired his shipmates and contributed to the success of his vessel in reducing the enemy guns to silence. With his ship anchored well inshore to insure perfect range against the severe fire of rebel guns, Quartermaster Dunn continued his duties when the vessel was at anchor, as her propellers were kept in motion to make her turrets bear, and the shooting away of her chain might have caused her to ground. Monadnock in action during several attacks on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, 24 and 25 December 1864 and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865.
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Quartermaster William Dunn, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S. 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. His enlistment is credited to the state of Maine. Navy and was assigned to the Union monitor USS Monadnock (1863). He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.ĭunn volunteered for service in the U.S. William Dunn (Ap– March 18, 1902) was a sailor in the U.S.
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