Hugh Logan

For the English cricketer, see Hugh Logan (cricketer).

Hugh Logan (November 23, 1834 – November 22 1903) was a Captain of the Afterguard in the Union Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

Hugh Logan
Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor
Born	November 23, 1834 Lanark, Scotland
Died	November 22, 1903 (aged 68–69) Glasgow, Scotland
Place of burial	Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch	United States Navy Union Navy
Years of service	1862 - 1863
Rank	Captain of the Afterguard
Unit	USS Rhode Island (1860)
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Logan joined the Navy from Boston in November 1862, and was discharged in December 1863.^[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy. Born: 1834, Scotland. Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.: 59, June 22, 1865.

Citation:

On board the U.S.S. Rhode Island which was engaged in saving the lives of the officers and crew of the Monitor, 30 December 1862. Participating in the hazardous rescue of the officers and crew of the sinking Monitor, Logan, after rescuing several of the men, became separated in a heavy gale with other members of the cutter that had set out from the Rhode Island, and spent many hours in the small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas until finally picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras.

See also

• Biography portal
• American Civil War portal

• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
• Monitor warships