457:
624:
630:
25:
133:
570:
536:
520:
443:
406:
On board the U.S.S. Richmond in action at Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864. Cool and vigilant at his station throughout the prolonged action, Cronin watched for signals and skillfully steered the ship as she trained her guns on Fort Morgan and on ships of the
Confederacy despite extremely heavy return
470:
723:
407:
fire. He participated in the actions at Forts
Jackson and St. Philip, with the Chalmette batteries, at the surrender of New Orleans, and in the attacks on batteries below Vicksburg.
708:
703:
607:
358:
on July 9, 1866, Cronin was warranted acting gunner on
November 12, 1875, was transferred to the Retired List August 16, 1898, and continued to serve on board the
698:
528:
494:
733:
728:
546:
669:
600:
718:
182:
593:
397:
Rank and organization: Chief
Quartermaster, U.S. Navy. Born: 1836, Michigan. Accredited to: Michigan. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
108:
42:
386:
490:
89:
662:
61:
46:
68:
713:
197:
75:
655:
462:
57:
35:
343:
for his "coolness and close attention to duty in looking out for signals and steering the ship in the
693:
688:
344:
282:
367:
359:
351:
336:
259:
251:
243:
235:
379:
375:
328:
312:
304:
277:
267:
209:
171:
324:
155:
82:
448:
421:
623:
639:
577:
332:
308:
292:
682:
542:
498:
193:
629:
556:
417:
24:
132:
438:
425:
378:
until
February 3, 1908. Chief Gunner Cronin died on August 18, 1912, at
524:
569:
638:
This biographical article related to the United States Navy is a
18:
303:(March 10, 1838 – August 18, 1912) was a sailor in the
576:
This article about a person of the
American Civil War is a
471:
List of
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
643:
581:
724:
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
288:
273:
231:
223:
215:
203:
189:
177:
161:
142:
123:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
347:on the morning and forenoon of August 5, 1864".
663:
601:
529:United States Army Center of Military History
495:United States Army Center of Military History
8:
709:People of Michigan in the American Civil War
704:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients
547:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
16:United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
670:
656:
608:
594:
131:
120:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
541:This article incorporates text from the
331:on September 17, 1858. He received the
482:
7:
699:Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
619:
617:
566:
564:
137:Chief Quartermaster Cornelius Cronin
47:adding citations to reliable sources
183:Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)
734:United States Navy personnel stubs
729:American Civil War biography stubs
527:from websites or documents of the
14:
628:
622:
568:
534:
523: This article incorporates
518:
497:. August 3, 2009. Archived from
455:
441:
387:Naval Order of the United States
23:
34:needs additional citations for
385:Cronin was a companion of the
1:
323:Cornelius Cronin was born in
642:. You can help Knowledge by
580:. You can help Knowledge by
491:"Medal of Honor recipients"
311:for his actions during the
750:
719:United States Navy sailors
616:
563:
463:American Civil War portal
130:
194:United States of America
393:Medal of Honor citation
525:public domain material
409:
350:Appointed mate of the
327:. He enlisted in the
404:
335:while serving on the
216:Years of service
501:on September 2, 2012
345:action in Mobile Bay
283:Battle of Mobile Bay
43:improve this article
714:Union Navy sailors
380:Brooklyn, New York
376:New York Navy Yard
313:American Civil War
305:United States Navy
278:American Civil War
268:New York Navy Yard
210:United States Navy
172:Brooklyn, New York
58:"Cornelius Cronin"
651:
650:
589:
588:
422:destroyer escorts
325:Detroit, Michigan
307:who received the
298:
297:
156:Detroit, Michigan
119:
118:
111:
93:
741:
672:
665:
658:
634:
633:
632:
626:
618:
610:
603:
596:
572:
565:
538:
537:
522:
521:
511:
510:
508:
506:
487:
465:
460:
459:
458:
451:
449:Biography portal
446:
445:
444:
301:Cornelius Cronin
205:
168:
152:
150:
135:
125:Cornelius Cronin
121:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
749:
748:
744:
743:
742:
740:
739:
738:
679:
678:
677:
676:
627:
621:
615:
614:
561:
535:
519:
515:
514:
504:
502:
489:
488:
484:
479:
461:
456:
454:
447:
442:
440:
437:
414:
395:
321:
280:
266:
258:
250:
242:
196:
185:
178:Place of burial
170:
166:
165:August 18, 1912
154:
148:
146:
138:
126:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
747:
745:
737:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
681:
680:
675:
674:
667:
660:
652:
649:
648:
635:
613:
612:
605:
598:
590:
587:
586:
573:
559:
558:
553:
552:
532:
513:
512:
481:
480:
478:
475:
474:
473:
467:
466:
452:
436:
433:
431:in his honor.
413:
410:
394:
391:
333:Medal of Honor
320:
317:
309:Medal of Honor
296:
295:
293:Medal of Honor
290:
286:
285:
275:
271:
270:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
207:
201:
200:
191:
187:
186:
181:
179:
175:
174:
169:(aged 74)
163:
159:
158:
153:March 10, 1838
144:
140:
139:
136:
128:
127:
124:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
746:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
686:
684:
673:
668:
666:
661:
659:
654:
653:
647:
645:
641:
636:
631:
625:
620:
611:
606:
604:
599:
597:
592:
591:
585:
583:
579:
574:
571:
567:
562:
557:
555:
554:
551:
548:
545:
544:
543:public domain
533:
530:
526:
517:
516:
500:
496:
492:
486:
483:
476:
472:
469:
468:
464:
453:
450:
439:
434:
432:
430:
429:
423:
419:
411:
408:
403:
402:
398:
392:
390:
388:
383:
381:
377:
374:, and at the
373:
371:
365:
364: (BB-20)
363:
357:
355:
348:
346:
342:
340:
334:
330:
326:
318:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
294:
291:
287:
284:
279:
276:
272:
269:
265:
263:
257:
256: (BB-20)
255:
249:
247:
241:
239:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
211:
208:
202:
199:
195:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
173:
164:
160:
157:
145:
141:
134:
129:
122:
113:
110:
102:
99:February 2008
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
644:expanding it
637:
582:expanding it
575:
560:
549:
540:
503:. Retrieved
499:the original
485:
427:
418:World War II
415:
405:
400:
399:
396:
384:
372: (C-12)
369:
361:
356: (1843)
353:
349:
341: (1860)
338:
322:
300:
299:
274:Battles/wars
264: (C-12)
261:
253:
248: (1843)
245:
240: (1860)
237:
227:Chief Gunner
167:(1912-08-18)
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
694:1912 deaths
689:1838 births
424:were named
219:1858 – 1908
683:Categories
505:January 6,
477:References
190:Allegiance
149:1838-03-10
69:newspapers
426:USS
401:Citation:
368:USS
360:USS
352:USS
337:USS
319:Biography
260:USS
252:USS
244:USS
236:USS
435:See also
412:Namesake
370:Columbia
366:and the
354:Michigan
339:Richmond
262:Columbia
246:Michigan
238:Richmond
204:Service/
416:During
362:Vermont
254:Vermont
83:scholar
539:
428:Cronin
420:, two
289:Awards
206:branch
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
198:Union
90:JSTOR
76:books
640:stub
578:stub
507:2010
329:Navy
232:Unit
224:Rank
162:Died
143:Born
62:news
45:by
685::
493:.
389:.
382:.
315:.
671:e
664:t
657:v
646:.
609:e
602:t
595:v
584:.
550:.
531:.
509:.
281:*
151:)
147:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
