Mark G. Ham

Mark G. Ham
Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor
Born	c. 1820 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Died	1869 (aged 48–49)
Buried	Harmony Grove Cemetery Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch	Union Navy
Unit	USS Kearsarge
Conflicts	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Mark G. Ham (c. 1820 – 1869) was an American sailor who received the Medal of Honor for valor in action during the American Civil War.

Biography

Ham was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was a member of the crew of USS Kearsarge when she sank the commerce raider CSS Alabama on June 19, 1864 off Cherbourg, France. During this action, he distinguished himself under heavy fire from the enemy.

Ham is buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and Organization: Carpenter's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1820, Portsmouth, N.H. Accredited To: New Hampshire. G.O. No.: 45, December 31, 1864.

Citation:

Served on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864. Performing his duties intelligently and faithfully, Ham distinguished himself in the face of the bitter enemy fire and was highly commended by his divisional officer.

See also

• USS Kearsarge
• CSS Alabama
• Cherbourg
• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L

References

• Matthews, Franklin (1915). Our Navy in Time of War (1861-1915). New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company. OCLC 940844432.

• Porter, ADM USN, David Dixon (1886). The Naval History of the Civil War. New York, NY: The Sherman Publishing Company. OCLC 280729.

• Soley, James Russell (1885). The Blockade and the Cruisers. The Navy in the Civil War. Vol. I. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 166312281.

External links

• Kearsarge and Alabama: The Civil War’s Classic Ship-to-Ship Duel