Person:John Frisbee (1)

Medal of Honor

Rank and organization: Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 1822, Maine, Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: Served on board the U.S. Steam Gunboat Pinola during action against Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and during the taking of New Orleans, 24 April 1862. While engaged in the bombardment of Fort St. Philip, Frisbee, acting courageously and without personal regard, closed the powder magazine which had been set afire by enemy shelling and shut off his avenue of escape, thereby setting a high example of bravery. He served courageously throughout these engagements which resulted in the taking of the Forts Jackson and St. Philip and in the surrender of New Orleans. ^S2

1. ↑ John Frisbee, in Find A Grave.
2. ↑ United States. Army. Center of Military History. Medal of Honor Recipients.

   http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html

3.   John B Frisbee, in Maine, United States. Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. (Augusta, ME: Maine State Archives)
   Online database, Accessed 28 Jan 2011.

   Record No: 110
   Name: John B Fisbee
   Place of Death: Bath, Maine. High St., Ward 1
   Date of Death: 9 Sep 1903
   Age at Death: 78 yrs, 8 months, 24 days
   Place of Birth: Phippsburg, Maine
   Vital: Male, White, Married
   Occupation: Mariner
   Parents: Simeon Frisbee (born Kittery, Maine) and Susan Osgood (born Phippsburg, Maine)
   Occupation of father: Mariner
   Cause of Death: Apoplexy
   Physician: Eben J Marston, MD, Bath, Me.
   Place of Burial: Bath, Me
   Undertaker: Fred S Curtis, Bath, Me.
   Clerk: Cyrus W Longley, Bath, Me