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Michael Hudson (Medal of Honor)
Michael Hudson (1834 – December 28, 1891) was a sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
==Life and career==
Hudson was born in 1834 in County Sligo, Ireland, and after immigrating to the United States he joined the Marine Corps from Brooklyn on September 12, 1861. He was a sergeant assigned to the marine detachment aboard the when it was sent to fight in the American Civil War. On August 5, 1864, during the Battle of Mobile Bay the ''Brooklyn'', along with several other ships waged a campaign against several confederate controlled forts and gunboats. During the battle the ''Brooklyn'' suffered severe damage and several men on board were killed. Hudson continued fighting through the 2-hour battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram . For this action he received the United States militaries highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor December 31, 1864.
Hudson was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps on October 25, 1865. 〔USMC History Division〕 He died December 28, 1891 and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery Charlotte, Michigan. His grave can be found in section C, lot 49.〔
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