軍歴
He served in the US Civil War. Earned The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism November 16, 1863 at Charleston Harbor, SC. "On November 16, 1863, the U.S.S. Lehigh ran aground in Charleston Harbor beneath the guns of the Confederate batteries at Fort Moultrie. The Union ship came under heavy fire as the crew worked desperately but in vain to free their vessel and pull back into safer waters. Seaman Horatio Young was one of five members of the crew of the U.S.S. Lehigh that volunteered to enter a small boat and, under fire from the enemy guns, transferred a hawser to the nearby U.S.S. Nahant, which was then able to pull the besieged Lehigh from the rocks. For this heroic defense of his ship, Seaman Young and his four comrades were all awarded the Medal of Honor. Others involved in this action were: Landsman Frank Gile, Coxswain Thomas Irving, Gunner's Mate George Leland, and Landsman William Williams."
