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Awards
  
Medal of Honor


Unit
  
United States Navy

Rank
  
Ordinary Seaman

Name
  
Peter Cotton

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Service/branch
  
United States Army

Battles/wars
  
Yazoo Pass Expedition

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Ordinary Seaman Peter Cotton (born 1839) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cotton received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action aboard the USS Baron DeKalb during the Yazoo Pass Expedition between 23 and 27 December 1862. He was honored with the award on 3 April 1863.

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Biography

Cotton was born in New York, New York in 1839. He enlisted into the United States Navy.

Medal of Honor

Cotton served on board the U.S.S. Baron De Kalb in the Yazoo River expedition, 23 to 27 December 1862.

References

Peter Cotton Wikipedia