▁U . S . S . ▁Magn olia , ▁St . ▁Mark s , ▁F la ., ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁Ser ving ▁with ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Navy ▁how itz ers ▁during ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁St . ▁Mark s ▁and ▁throughout ▁this ▁fier ce ▁eng agement , ▁Read ▁made ▁remarkable ▁efforts ▁in ▁assist ing ▁transport ▁of ▁the ▁gun , ▁and ▁his ▁cool ness ▁and ▁determ ination ▁in ▁courage ously ▁standing ▁by ▁his ▁gun ▁while ▁under ▁the ▁fire ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁were ▁a ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁service ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁belonged . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Cambridge , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Union ▁Navy ▁sail ors ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Navy ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ients ▁Category : American ▁Civil ▁War ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁West ▁What ely ▁Historic ▁District ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁district ▁en comp ass ing ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁western ▁What ely , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁The ▁area , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁The ▁Ber k sh ires ▁above ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁River , ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁agricult ural ▁history , ▁but ▁also ▁experienced ▁a ▁sur ge ▁of ▁industrial ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁fragments ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁district , ▁listed ▁on