Landsman John Preston (Civil War) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/togus.asp. He received the Medal of Honor while serving in the U.S. Army on board the U.S.S. Oneida during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, August 5, 1864. Preston was born in 1841 in Ireland. He joined the US Navy from Boston in February 1862, and served during the Civil War as a landsman on the USS Oneida. At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he was severely wounded in the eyes but continued at his post manning an artillery gun and later helped care for other wounded sailors. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864. He was discharged for disability in October 1864 as the result of his wounds. Preston died in 1885.  http://navylog.navymemorial.org/preston-john-3.
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