b. 01/01/1846 Anson, Maine. d. 01/02/1882 at sea
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 15/01/1862 Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
Savage volunteered for service in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to the Union brig USS Santiago de Cuba. His enlistment is credited to the state of Massachusetts.
On January 15, 1865, the North Carolina Confederate stronghold of Fort Fisher was taken by a combined Union storming party of sailors, marines, and soldiers under the command of Admiral David Dixon Porter and General Alfred Terry. Savage was a member of the storming party.
MOH CITATION:
On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. When the landing party to which he was attached charged on the fort with a cheer and the determination to plant the colors on the ramparts, Savage remained steadfast when more than two-thirds of the marines and sailors fell back in panic during the fight. When enemy fire shot away the flagstaff above his hand, he bravery seized the remainder of the staff and brought his colors safely off.
BURIAL LOCATION: LOST AT SEA IN ATLANTIC OCEAN.
IN MEMORY OF MARKER AT MAINE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY, AUGUSTA, MAINE.
SECTION GR, ROW 1, SITE 4.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON DC.
