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Biographies of the Crew of the Monitor
Michael
Mooney
Coal Heaver
Born September 25, 1838, in Ireland,
Michael Mooney was the son of James Mooney and Mary Delany.
He was baptized on October 18, 1837, at Edenberry, County Kings,
Ireland.
In April 1861, Mooney, then a grocery-store
clerk living in New York City, enlisted in Company H, 12th
Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry. He served in the infantry
until September 1861. On February 14, 1862, Mooney enlisted
in the navy for a three-year term as a coal heaver. He was 22
years old, had blue eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion, and
stood 5 feet 71/2 inches tall. On February 25, 1862, he was
transferred from the receiving ship North Carolina to
the Monitor, and was assigned as ship's number 27. He
served as coal heaver until November 6, 1862, and was promoted
to second-class fireman on November 7, 1862. After surviving
the loss of the Monitor, Mooney served as second-class
fireman on the Catskill until August 2, 1863, and then
on the Wabash until November 30, 1863. He was discharged
at Brooklyn, New York, on December 28, 1863.
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