Andrew Jones (Medal of Honor)

Andrew Jones had already completed his enlistment when the Union fleet prepared to enter Mobile Bay. He volunteered to remain for the battle anyway and served aboard the ironclad Chickasaw through the fight that forced the Confederate ram Tennessee to surrender.

Andrew Jones was born 1835 in Limerick, Ireland. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as Chief Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy with U.S. Ironclad Chickasaw.

On August 5, 1864, at Mobile Bay, Alabama, he performed the action that led to the award. The surviving record fixes the core event clearly and allows the account to be told without adding unsupported detail.

Medal of Honor Citation

Although his enlistment had expired, he volunteered for the battle and performed his duties gallantly aboard Chickasaw through the engagement. Reliable public sources reviewed for this batch do not establish his later life or death with enough certainty to add further detail.

His record is strongest when kept close to the documented action: the unit, place, date, and conduct for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.