Facticles: Philip Bazaar

Born- ca. 1838 in Chile, South America

Enlisted in USN: May 18, 1864

Enlisted in New Bedford, Massachusetts

Ship: US Steamer Santiago de Cuba

“The Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865″ Ships of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron bombarding Fort Fisher, North Carolina, prior to the ground assault that captured the fortification. USN Archive

Rank: Ordinary Seaman

Battle: he was part of a boat’s crew detailed for General Terry. They are reported to have been the only men who entered Fort Fisher in the assault from the fleet on January 15, 1865.

Award: Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor in combat. He is one if 3 Hispanic Americans to receive this award during the Civil War.

Died December 28, 1923. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens, NY

USS Santiago de Cuba USN Archive