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Image: Benjamin Swearer (framed)

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Description: Benjamin Swearer, Seaman, United States Navy. Halftone image published in Deeds of Valor, Volume II, page 7, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907. Seaman Swearer was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallant service" during the capture of Fort Clark, North Carolina, on 29 August 1861. He was a member of USS Pawnee's crew at that time.
Title: Benjamin Swearer (framed)
Credit: Naval Historical Center's Online Library of Selected Images, Photo #: NH 79903
Permission: Public domain
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