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U.S. Army

ADAMS, JAMES F.
Birth: Cabell County, Va.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Nineveh, Va., 12 November 1864.
Date of issue: 26 November 1864.
Citation: Capture of State flag of 14th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.)

ADAMS, JOHN G. B.
Birth: Groveland, Mass.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 16 December 1896.
Citation: Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.

ALBER, FREDERICK
Born: 1838, Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 17th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 30 July 1896.
Citation: Bravely rescued Lt. Charles H. Todd of his regiment who had been captured by a party of Confederates by shooting down one, knocking over another with the butt of his musket, and taking them both prisoners.

ALBERT, CHRISTIAN
Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 August 1895.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

ALLEN, ABNER P.
Birth: Woodford County, Ill.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 39th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

ALLEN, JAMES
Born: 6 May 1843, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 16th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At South Mountain, Md., 14 September 1862.
Date of issue: 11 September 1890.
Citation: Single-handed and slightly wounded he accosted a squad of 14 Confederate soldiers bearing the colors of the 16th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.). By an imaginary ruse he secured their surrender and kept them at bay when the regimental commander discovered him and rode away for assistance.

ALLEN, NATHANIEL M.
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 1st Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 29 March 1899.
Citation: When his regiment was falling back, this soldier, bearing the national color, returned in the face of the enemy's fire, pulled the regimental flag from under the body of its bearer, who had fallen, saved the flag from capture, and brought both colors off the field.

AMES, ADELBERT
Birth: East Thomaston, Maine.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861.
Date of issue: 22 June 1894.
Citation: remained upon the field in command of a section of Griffin's Battery, directing its fire after being severely wounded and refusing to leave the field until too weak to sit upon the caisson where he had been placed by men of his command.

AMMERMAN, ROBERT W.
Birth: Center County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 31 January 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 8th North Carolina (C.S.A.), being one of the foremost in the assault.

ANDERSON, BRUCE
Born: 9 June 1845, Mexico, Oswego County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 142d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 15 January 1865.
Date of issue: 28 December 1914.
Citation: Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading.

ANDERSON, CHARLES W.
Birth: New Orleans, La.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of unknown Confederate flag.

ANDERSON, EVERETT W.
Birth: Louisiana.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company M, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Crosbys Creek, Tenn., 14 January 1864.
Date of issue: 3 December 1894.
Citation: Captured, single-handed, Confederate Brig. Gen. Robert B. Vance during a charge upon the enemy.

ANDERSON, FREDERICK C.
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 18th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 21 August 1864.
Date of issue: 6 September 1864.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 27th South Carolina (C.S.A.) and the color bearer.

ANDERSON, MARION T.
Birth: 13 November 1839, Decatur County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 51st Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue: 1 September 1893.
Citation: Led his regiment over 5 lines of the enemy's works, where he fell, severely wounded.

ANDERSON, PETER
Birth: Lafayette County, Wis.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 31st Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and date: At Bentonville, N.C., 19 March 1865.
Date of issue: 16 June 1865.
Citation: Entirely unassisted, brought from the field an abandoned piece of artillery and saved the gun from falling into the hands of the enemy.

ANDERSON, THOMAS
Birth: Washington County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Appomattox Station, Va., 8 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of Confederate flag.

APPLE, ANDREW O.
Birth: Northampton, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 12th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

APPLETON, WILLIAM H.
Born: 24 March 1843, Chichester, N.H.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 15 June 1864; At New Market Heights, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 18 February 1891.
Citation: The first man of the Eighteenth Corps to enter the enemy's works at Petersburg, Va., 15 June 1864. Valiant service in a desperate assault at New Market Heights, Va., inspiring the Union troops by his example of steady courage.

ARCHER, JAMES W.
Birth: Edgar, Ill.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 59th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., 4 October 1862.
Date of issue: 2 August 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily took command of another regiment, with the consent of one or more of his seniors, who were present, rallied the command and led it in the assault.

ARCHER, LESTER
Birth: Fort Ann, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 96th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Gallantry in placing the colors of his regiment on the fort.

ARCHINAL, WILLIAM
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 30th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

ARMSTRONG, CLINTON L.
Birth: Franklin, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 83d Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

ARNOLD, ABRAHAM K.
Born: 24 March 1837, Bedford, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Davenport Bridge, Va., 10 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 September 1893.
Citation: By a gallant charge against a superior force of the enemy, extricated his command from a perilous position in which it had been ordered.

AVERY, WILLIAM B.
Born: 10 September 1840, Providence, R.I.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1st New York Marine Artillery.
Place and date: At Tranters Creek, N.C., 5 June 1862.
Date of issue: 2 September 1893.
Citation: Handled his battery with greatest coolness amidst the hottest fire.

AYERS, DAVID
Birth: Kalida, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 57th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 April 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

AYERS, JOHN G. K.
Birth: Washlinaw, Mich.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 8th Missouri Infantry
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 31 August 1895.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BABCOCK, WILLIAM J.
Birth: Griswold, Conn.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 2d Rhode Island Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 2 March 1895.
Citation: Planted the flag upon the parapet while the enemy still occupied the line; was the first of his regiment to enter the works.

BACON, ELIJAH W.
Birth: Burlington, Conn.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 14th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Entered service at: Berlin, Conn.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 16th North Carolina regiment (C.S.A.).

BAIRD, ABSALOM
Birth: 24 August 1824, Washington, Pa.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Jonesboro, Ga., 1 September 1864.
Date of issue: 22 April 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily led a detached brigade in an assault upon the enemy's works.

BALDWIN, FRANK D.
Birth: 26 June 1842, Manchester, Mich.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 19th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 12 July 1864.
First award:
Date of issue: 3 December 1891.
Citation: Led his company in a countercharge at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 12 July 1864, under a galling fire ahead of his own men, and singly entered the enemy's line, capturing and bringing back 2 commissioned officers, fully armed, besides a guidon of a Georgia regiment.
Second award:
Lieutenant, 5th United States Infantry
Place and date: At McClellans Creek, Tex., 8 November 1874.
Citation: Rescued, with 2 companies, 2 white girls by a voluntary attack upon Indians whose superior numbers and strong position would have warranted delay for reinforcements, but which delay would have permitted the Indians to escape and kill their captives.

BALLEN, FREDERICK
Born: 1842, Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 6 November 1908.
Citation: Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.

BANKS, GEORGE L.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 15th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Entered service at: Allen County, Ind.
Date of issue: 28 September 1897.
Citation: As color bearer, led his regiment in the assault, and, though wounded, carried the nag forward to the enemy's works, where he was again wounded. In a brigade of 8 regiments this flag was the first planted on the parapet.

BARBER, JAMES A.
Birth: Westerly, R.I.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 20 June 1866.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party, and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.

BARKER, NATHANIEL C.
Born: 28 September 1836, Piermont, N.H.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 11th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 23 September 1897.
Citation: Six color bearers of the regiment having been killed, he voluntarily took both flags of the regiment and carried them through the remainder of the battle.

BARNES, WILLIAM H.
Birth: St. Marys County, Md.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue 6 April 1865.
Citation: Among the first to enter the enemy's works; although wounded.

BARNUM, HENRY A.
Born: 24 September 1833, Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 149th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chattanooga, Tenn., 23 November 1863.
Date of issue: July 1889.
Citation: Although suffering severely from wounds, he led his regiment, inciting the men to greater action by word and example until again severely wounded.

BARRELL, CHARLES L.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company C, 102d U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: Near Camden, S.C., April 1865.
Date of issue: 14 May 1891.
Citation: Hazardous service in marching through the enemy's country to bring relief to his command.

BARRICK, JESSE T.
Born: 18 January 1841, Columbiana County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 3d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: Near Duck River, Tenn., 26 May-2 June 1863.
Date of issue: 3 March 1917.
Citation: While on a scout captured single-handed 2 desperate Confederate guerrilla officers who were together and well armed at the time.

BARRINGER, WILLIAM H.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 4th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Birth: Unknown
Date of issue: 12 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BARRY, AUGUSTUS
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 16th U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: Unknown, 1863-65.
Date of issue: 28 February 1870.
Citation: Gallantry in various actions during the rebellion.

BATCHELDER, RICHARD N.
Born: 27 July 1832, Meredith, N.H.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster, 2d Corps.
Place and date: Between Catlett and Fairfax Stations, Va., 13-15 October 1863.
Date of issue: 20 May 1895.
Citation: Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and-night march, and without the usual military escort, armed his teamsters and personally commanded them, successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon.

BATES, DELAVAN
Born: 1840, Schoharie County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 30th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Cemetery Hill, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 22 June 1891.
Citation: Gallantry in action where he fell, shot through the face, at the head of his regiment.

BATES, NORMAN F.
Birth: Vermont.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 4th Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Columbus, Ga., 16 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag and bearer.

BAYBUTT, PHILIP
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 2d Massachusetts Cavalry.
Place and date: At Luray, Va., 24 September 1864.
Date of issue: 19 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BEATTY, ALEXANDER M.
Born: 29 July 1828, Ryegate, Vt.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 3d Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 5 June 1864.
Entered service at: Vermont.
Date of issue: 25 April 1894.
Citation: Removed, under a hot fire, a wounded member of his command to a place of safety.

BEATY, POWHATAN
Birth: Richmond, Va.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.

BEAUFORT, JEAN J.
Birth: France.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 2d Louisiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., about 20 May 1863.
Date of issue: 20 July 1897.
Citation: Volunteered to go within the enemy's lines and at the head of a party of 8 destroyed a signal station, thereby greatly aiding in the operations against Port Hudson that immediately followed.

BEAUMONT, EUGENE B.
Birth: Luzerne County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Major and Assistant Adjutant General, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Mississippi. Place and date: At Harpeth River, Tenn., 17 December 1864; at Selma, Ala., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: Obtained permission from the corps commander to advance upon the enemy's position with the 4th U.S. Cavalry, of which he was a lieutenant; led an attack upon a battery, dispersed the enemy, and captured the guns. At Selma, Ala., charged, at the head of his regiment, into the second and last line of the enemy's works.

BEBB, EDWARD J.
Birth: Butler County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 4th Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Columbus, Ga., 16 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BECKWITH, WALLACE A.
Birth: New London, Conn.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 21st Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 15 February 1897.
Citation: Gallantly responded to a call for volunteers to man a battery, serving with great heroism until the termination of the engagement.

BEDDOWS, RICHARD
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Private, 34th New York Battery.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 18 May 1864.
Date of issue: 10 July 1896.
Citation: Brought his guidon off in safety under a heavy fire of musketry after he had lost it by his horse becoming furious from the bursting of a shell.

BEEBE, WILLIAM S.
Born: 14 February 1841, Ithaca, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army.
Place and date: At Cane River Crossing, La., 23 April 1864.
Date of issue: 30 June 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily led a successful assault on a fortified position.

BEECH, JOHN P.
Born: 1 May 1844, England.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 4th New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania Courthouse, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 5 June 1894.
Citation: Voluntarily assisted in working the guns of a battery, all the members of which had been killed or wounded.

BEGLEY, TERRENCE
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 7th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 3 June 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Shot a Confederate color bearer, rushed forward and seized his colors, and although exposed to heavy fire, regained the lines in safety.

BELCHER, THOMAS
Birth: Bangor, Maine.
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 9th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Took a guidon from the hands of the bearer, mortally wounded, and advanced with it nearer to the battery than any other man.

BELL, JAMES B.
Birth: Unknown.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Though severely wounded, was first of his regiment on the summit of the ridge, planted his colors inside the enemy's works, and did not leave the field until after he had been wounded 5 times.

BENEDICT, GEORGE G.
Birth: Burlington, Vt.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company C, 12th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 27 June 1892.
Citation: Passed through a murderous fire of grape and canister in delivering orders and re-formed the crowded lines.

BENJAMIN, JOHN F.
Birth: Orange County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company M, 2d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

BENJAMIN, SAMUEL N.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 2d U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: From Bull Run to Spotsylvania, Va., from July 1861 to May 1864.
Date of issue: 11 June 1877.
Citation: Particularly distinguished services as an artillery officer.

BENNETT, ORREN
Birth: Bradford County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 141st Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BENNETT, ORSON W.
Born: 17 November 1841, Union City Branch County, Mich.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 102d U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Honey Hill, S.C., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 9 March 1887.
Citation: After several unsuccessful efforts to recover 3 pieces of abandoned artillery, this officer gallantly led a small force fully 100 yards in advance of the Union lines and brought in the guns, preventing their capture.

BENSINGER, WILLIAM (2d to receive Medal of Honor)
Born: 14 January 1840, Wayne County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 21st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: Georgia, April 1862.
Date of issue: 25 March 1863.
Citation: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta

BENYAURD, WILLIAM H. H.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Engineers.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 7 September 1897.
Citation: With one companion, voluntarily advanced in a reconnaissance beyond the skirmishers, where he was exposed to imminent peril; also, in the same battle, rode to the front with the commanding general to encourage wavering troops to resume the advance, which they did successfully.

BETTS, CHARLES M.
Birth: Bucks County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Greensboro, N.C., 19 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 October 1892.
Citation: With a force of but 75 men, while on a scouting expedition, by a judicious disposition of his men, surprised and captured an entire battalion of the enemy's cavalry.

BEYER, HILLARY
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company H, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 30 October 1896.
Citation: After his command had been forced to fall back, remained alone on the line of battle, caring for his wounded comrades and carrying one of them to a place of safety.

BICKFORD, HENRY H.
Birth: Michigan.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 8th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Recapture of flag.

BICKFORD, MATTHEW
Birth: Peoria County, Ill.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 8th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 31 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BIEGER, CHARLES
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 4th Missouri Cavalry.
Place and date: At Ivy Farm, Miss., 22 February 1864.
Date of issue: 8 July 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily risked his life by taking a horse, under heavy fire, beyond the line of battle for the rescue of his captain, whose horse had been killed in a charge and who was surrounded by the enemy's skirmishers.

BINGHAM, HENRY H.
Born: 4 December 1841, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 31 August 1893.
Citation: Rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given way under the fierce assaults of the enemy.

BIRDSALL, HORATIO L.
Birth: Monroe County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 3d Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Columbus, Ga., 16 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag and bearer.

BISHOP, FRANCIS A.
Birth: Bradford County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BLACK, JOHN C.
Born: 27 January 1839, Lexington, Holmes County, Miss.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 37th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Prairie Grove, Ark., 7 December 1862.
Date of issue: 31 October 1893.
Citation: Gallantly charged the position of the enemy at the head of his regiment, after 2 other regiments had been repulsed and driven down the hill, and captured a battery; was severely wounded.

BLACK, WILLIAM P.
Born: 11 November 1842, Woodford, Ky.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 March 1862.
Date of issue: 2 October 1893.
Citation: Single-handedly confronted the enemy, firing a rifle at them and thus checking their advance within 100 yards of the lines.

BLACKMAR, WILMON W.
Birth: Bristol, Pa.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company H, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 23 October 1897.
Citation: At a critical stage of the battle, without orders, led a successful advance upon the enemy.

BLACKWOOD, WILLIAM R. D.
Born: 12 May 1838, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Surgeon, 48th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 21 July 1897.
Citation: Removed severely wounded officers and soldiers from the field while under a heavy fire from the enemy, exposing himself beyond the call of duty, thus furnishing an example of most distinguished gallantry.

BLASDEL, THOMAS A.
Birth: Dearborn County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 83d Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 11 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BLICKENSDERFER, MILTON
Birth: Lancaster, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 126th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 3 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BLISS, GEORGE N.
Birth: Tiverton, R.I.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 28 September 1864.
Date of issue: 3 August 1897.
Citation: While in command of the provost guard in the village, he saw the Union lines returning before the attack of a greatly superior force of the enemy, mustered his guard, and, without orders, joined in the defense and charged the enemy without support. He received three saber wounds, his horse was shot, and he was taken prisoner.

BLISS, ZENAS R.
Birth: 17 April 1835, Johnston, R.I.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 7th Rhode Island Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 30 December 1898.
Citation: This officer, to encourage his regimen; which had never before been in action, and which had been ordered to lie down to protect itself from the enemy's fire, arose to his feet, advanced in front of the line, and himself fired several shots at the enemy at short range, being fully exposed to their fire at the time.

BLODGETT, WELIS H.
Born: 29 January 1839, Downers Grove, Ill.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 37th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Newtonia, Mo., 30 September 1862.
Date of issue: 15 February 1894.
Citation: With a single orderly, captured an armed picket of 8 men and marched them in prisoners.

BLUCHER, CHARLES
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Planted first national colors on the fortifications.

BLUNT, JOHN W.
Birth: Columbia County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company K, 6th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Voluntarily led a charge across a narrow bridge over the creek, against the lines of the enemy.

BOEHM, PETER M.
Birth: 10 February 1845, New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company K, 15th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., 31 March 1865.
Date of issue: 15 December 1898.
Citation: While acting as aide to General Custer, took a flag from the hands of color bearer, rode in front of a line that was being driven back and, under a heavy fire, rallied the men, re-formed the line, and repulsed the charge.

BONEBRAKE, HENRY G.
Birth: Waynesboro, Pa.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company G, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: As 1 of the first of Devin's Division to enter the works, he fought in a hand-to-hand struggle with a Confederate to capture his flag by superior physical strength.

BONNAFFON, SYLVESTER, JR.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company G, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Boydton Plank Road, Va., 27 October 1864.
Date of issue: 29 September 1893.
Citation: Checked the rout and rallied the troops of his command in the face of a terrible fire of musketry; was severely wounded.

BOODY, ROBERT
Birth: Lemington, Maine.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 40th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 8 July 1896.
Citation: This soldier, at Williamsburg, Va., then a corporal, at great personal risk, voluntarily saved the lives of and brought from the battlefield 2 wounded comrades. A year later, at Chancellorsville, voluntarily, and at great personal risk, brought from the field of battle and saved the life of Capt. George B. Carse, Company C, 40th New York Volunteer Infantry.

BOON, HUGH P.
Born: 28 July 1831, Washington, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company B, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BOQUET, NICHOLAS
Born: 14 November 1842, Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 1st Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilsons Creek, Mo., 10 August 1861.
Date of issue: 16 February 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily left the line of battle, and, exposing himself to imminent danger from a heavy fire of the enemy, assisted in capturing a riderless horse at large between the lines and hitching him to a disabled gun, saved the gun from capture.

BOSS, ORLANDO
Birth: Fitchburg, Mass.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 25th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 3 June 1864.
Date of issue: 10 May 1888.
Citation: Rescued his lieutenant, who was Iying between the lines mortally wounded; this under a heavy fire of the enemy.

BOURKE, JOHN G.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862-1 January 1863.
Date of issue: 16 November 1887.
Citation: Gallantry in action.

BOURY (BOWRY), RICHARD
Birth: Monroe County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Charlottesville, Va., 5 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BOUTWELL, JOHN W.
Birth: 3 August 1845, Hanover, N.H.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 18th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Brought off from the picket line, under heavy fire, a comrade who had been shot through both legs.

BOWEN, CHESTER B.
Birth: Nunda, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 19th New York Cavalry (1st New York Dragoons). Place and date: At Winchester, Va., 19 September 1864.
Date of issue: 27 September 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BOWEN, EMMER
Birth. Erie County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 127th Illinois Infantry
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue. 21 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BOX, THOMAS J.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 27th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Resaca, Ga., 14 May 1864.
Date of issue: 7 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of the 38th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).

BOYNTON, HENRY V.
Born: 22 July 1835, West Stockbridge, Mass.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 35th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 15 November 1893.
Citation: Led his regiment in the face of a severe fire of the enemy; was severely wounded.

BRADLEY, THOMAS W.
Born: 6 April 1844, England.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 124th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 June 1896.
Citation: Volunteered in response to a call and alone, in the face of a heavy fire of musketry and canister, went and procured ammunition for the use of his comrades.

BRADY, JAMES
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 10th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BRANDLE, JOSEPH E.
Born: 1839, Seneca County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 17th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Lenoire, Tenn., 16 November 1863. .
Date of issue: 20 July 1897.
Citation: While color bearer of his regiment, having been twice wounded and the sight of one eye destroyed, still held to the colors until ordered to the rear by his regimental commander.

BRANNIGAN, FELIX
Birth: 1834, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 74th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 29 June 1866.
Citation: Volunteered on a dangerous service and brought in valuable information.

BRANT, WILLIAM
Birth: Elizabeth, N.J.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company B, 1st New Jersey Veteran Battalion.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 3 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 46th North Carolina (C.S.A.).

BRAS, EDGAR A.
Birth: Jefferson County, Iowa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 8th Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: Spanish Fort, Ala., 8 April 1865.
Date of issue: 8 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BREST, LEWIS F.
Birth: Mercer, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of Issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BREWER, WILLIAM J.
Birth: Putnam County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 2d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Appomattox campaign, Va., 4 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of engineer flag, Army of Northern Virginia.

BREYER, CHARLES
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Rappahannock Station, Va., 23 August 1862.
Date of issue: 8 July 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily, and at great personal risk, picked up an unexploded shell and threw it away, thus doubtless saving the life of a comrade whose arm had been taken off by the same shell.

BRIGGS, ELIJAH A.
Birth: Salisbury, Conn.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 3 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag.

BRINGLE, ANDREW
Birth: Buffalo, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 10th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 July 1865.
Citation: Charged the enemy and assisted Sgt. Norton in capturing a fieldpiece and 2 prisoners.

BRONNER, AUGUST F.
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 1st New York Artillery.
Place and date: At White Oak Swamp, Va., 30 June 1862. At Malvern Hill, Va., 1 July 1862.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Continued to fight after being severely wounded.

BRONSON, JAMES H.
Birth: Indiana County, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company D, 5th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.

BROSNAN, JOHN
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 164th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 17 June 1864.
Date of issue: 18 January 1894.
Citation: Rescued a wounded comrade who lay exposed to the enemy's fire, receiving a severe wound in the effort.

BROUSE, CHARLES W.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 100th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 16 May 1899.
Citation: To encourage his men whom he had ordered to lie down while under severe fire, and who were partially protected by slight earthworks, himself refused to lie down, but walked along the top of the works until he fell severely wounded.

BROWN, CHARLES
Birth: Schuylkill County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 47th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

BROWN, EDWARD, JR.
Born: 6 July 1841, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 62d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg and Salem Heights, Va., 3-4 May 1863.
Date of issue: 24 November 1880.
Citation: Severely wounded while carrying the colors, he continued at his post, under fire, until ordered to the rear.

BROWN, HENRI LE FEVRE
Birth: Jamestown, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 72d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 23 June 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily and under a heavy fire from the enemy, 3 times crossed the field of battle with a load of ammunition in a blanket on his back, thus supplying the Federal forces, whose ammunition had nearly all been expended, and enabling them to hold their position until reinforcement arrived, when the enemy were driven from their position.

BROWN, JEREMIAH Z.
Birth: Clarion County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 27 October 1864.
Date of issue: 22 June 1896.
Citation: With 100 selected volunteers, assaulted and captured the works of the enemy, together with a number of officers and men.

BROWN, JOHN H.
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company A, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 19 May 1863.
Date of issue: 24 August 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily carried a verbal message from Col. A. C. Parry to Gen. Hugh Ewing through a terrific fire and in plain view of the enemy.

BROWN, JOHN HARTIES
Born: 1834, Canada.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 12th Kentucky Infantry.
Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

BROWN, MORRIS, JR.
Born: August 1842, Hammondsport, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 126th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 6 March 1869. Posthumous Award
Citation: Capture of flag.

BROWN, ROBERT B.
Born: 2 October 1844, New Concord, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 15th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863. .
Date of issue: 27 March 1890.
Citation: Upon reaching the ridge through concentrated fire, he approached the color bearer of the 9th Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.), demanded his surrender with threatening gesture and took him prisoner with his regimental flag.

BROWN, URIAH
Birth: Miami County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 August 1894.
Citation: Despite the death of his captain at his side during the assault he continued carrying his log to the defense ditch. While he was laying his log in place he was shot down and thrown into the water. Unmindful of his own wound he, despite the intense fire, dragged 5 of his comrades from the ditch, wherein they lay wounded, to a place of safety.

BROWN, WILSON W.
Birth: Logan County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F., 21st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: Georgia, April 1862.
Date of issue: September 1863.
Citation: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and tract between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

BROWNELL, FRANCIS E.
Birth: New York.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 11th New York Infantry.
Place and date: Alexandria, Va., 24 May 1861.
Date of issue: 26 January 1877.
Citation: Killed the murderer of Colonel Ellsworth at the Marshall House Alexandria, Va. First Civil War deed to merit Medal of Honor.

BRUNER, LOUIS J.
Birth: Monroe County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 5th Indiana Cavalry.
Place and date: At Walkers Ford, Tenn., 2 December 1863.
Date of issue: 9 March 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily passed through the enemy's lines under fire and conveyed to a battalion, then in a perilous position and liable to capture, information which enabled it to reach a point of safety.

BRUSH, GEORGE W.
Born: 4 October 1842, West Kill, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company B, 34th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Ashepoo River, S.C., 24 May 1864.
Date of issue: 21 January 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily commanded a boat crew, which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry succeeded in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to heavy fire from a Confederate battery.

BRUTON (BRATON), CHRISTOPHER C.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 22d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of Gen. Early's headquarters flag. Confederate national standard.

BRYANT, ANDREW S.
Born: 3 March 1841, Springfield, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 46th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At New Bern, N.C., 23 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 August 1873.
Citation: By his courage and judicious disposition of his guard of 16 men, stationed in a small earthwork at the head of the bridge, held in check and repulsed for a half hour a fierce attack of a strong force of the enemy, thus probably saving the city New Bern from capture.

BUCHANAN, GEORGE A.
Birth: New York.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 148th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865. Posthumous Award
Citation: Took position in advance of the skirmish line and drove the enemy's cannoneers from their guns; was mortally wounded.

BUCK, F. CLARENCE
Birth: Hartford, Conn.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: A;though wounded, refused to leave the field until the fight closed.

BUCKINGHAM, DAVID E.
Born: 3 February 1840, Pleasant Hill, Del.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company E, 4th Delaware Infantry.
Place and date: At Rowanty Creek, Va., 5 February 1865.
Date of issue: 13 February 1895.
Citation: Swam the partly frozen creek, under fire, in the attempt to capture a crossing.

BUCKLES, ABRAM J.
Birth: Delaware County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 19th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 5 May 1864.
Date of issue: 4 December 1893.
Citation: Though suffering from an open wound, carried the regimental colors until again wounded.

BUCKLEY, DENIS
Birth: Canada.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 136th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 20 July 1864.
Date of issue: 7 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 31st Mississippi (C.S.A.).

BUCKLEY, JOHN C.
Birth: Fayette County, W. Va.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 4th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 9 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BUCKLYN, JOHN K.
Born: 15 March 1834, Foster Creek, R.I.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Battery E, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 July 1899.
Citation: Though himself wounded, gallantly fought his section of the battery under a fierce fire from the enemy until his ammunition was all expended, many of the cannoneers and most of the horses killed or wounded, and the enemy within 25 yards of the guns, when, disabling one piece, he brought off the other in safety.

BUFFINGTON, JOHN E.
Birth: Carroll County, Md.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 6th Maryland Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Was the first enlisted man of the 3d Division to mount the parapet of the enemy's line.

BUFFUM, ROBERT (3d to receive Medal of Honor)
Birth: Salem, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 21st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: Georgia, April 1862.
Date of issue: 25 March 1863.
Citation: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

BUHRMAN, HENRY G.
Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 54th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 12 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BUMGARNER, WILLIAM
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 4th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1862.
Date of issue: 10 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

BURBANK, JAMES H.
Born: 5 January 1838, Holland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 4th Rhode Island Infantry.
Place and date: At Blackwater, near Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862.
Date of issue: 27 July 1896.
Citation: Gallantry in action while on detached service on board the gunboat Barney.

BURGER, JOSEPH
Birth: Austria.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Nolensville, Tenn., 15 February 1863.
Date of issue: 11 September 1897.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.

BURK, E. MICHAEL
Birth: Irland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 125th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotslvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag, seizing it as his regiment advanced over the enemy's works. He received a bullet wound in the chest while capturing flag.

BURK, THOMAS
Born: 1842, Lewis County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 97th New York Infantry.
Place and date. At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of Issue: 24 August 1896.
Citation: At the risk of his own life went back while the rebels were still firing and, finding Col. Wheelock unable to move, alone and unaided, carried him off the field of battle.

BURKE, DANIEL W.
Birth: 22 April 1841, New Haven, Conn.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company B, 2d U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Shepherdstown Ford, Va., 20 September 1862.
Date of issue 21 April 1892.
Citation: Voluntarily attempted to spike a gun in the face of the enemy.

BURKE, THOMAS
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 5th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Hanover Courthouse, Va., 30 June 1863.
Date of issue: 11 February 1878.
Citation: Capture of battle flag.

BURNS, JAMES M.
Birth: Jefferson County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 1st West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At New Market, Va., 15 May 1864.
Date of issue: 20 November 1896.
Citation: Under a heavy fire of musketry, rallied a few men to the support of the colors, in danger of capture and bore them to a place of safety. One of his comrades having been severely wounded in the effort, Sgt. Burns went back a hundred yards in the face of the enemy's fire and carried the wounded man from the field.

BURRITT, WILLIAM W.
Birth: Campbell, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 113th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 27 April 1863.
Date of issue: 8 July 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily acted as a fireman on a steam tug which ran the blockade and passed the batteries under a heavy fire.

BUTTERFIELD, DANIEL
Born: 31 October 1831, Utica, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862.
Date of issue: 26 September 1892.
Citation: Seized the colors of the 83d Pennsylvania Volunteers at a critical moment and, under a galling fire of the enemy, encouraged the depleted ranks to renewed exertion.

BUTTERFIELD, FRANK G.
Birth: Rockingham, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company C, 6th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Salem Heights, Va., 4 May 1863.
Date of issue: 4 May 1891.
Citation: Took command of the skirmish line and covered the movement of his regiment out of a precarious position.

CADWALLADER, ABEL G.
Birth: Baltimore Md.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry.
Place and date: At Hatchers Run and Dabneys Mills, Va., 6 February 1865.
Date of issue: 5 January 1897.
Citation: Gallantly planted the colors on the enemy's works in advance of the arrival of his regiment.

CADWELL, LUMAN L.
Birth: Broome, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 2d New York Veteran Cavalry.
Place and date: At Alabama Bayou, La., 20 September 1864.
Date of issue: 17 August 1894.
Citation: Swam the bayou under fire of the enemy and captured and brought off a boat by means of which the command crossed and routed the enemy.

CALDWELL, DANIEL
Born: 1 June 1842, Marble Hill, Montgomery County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Hatchers Run, Va., 6 February 1865.
Date of issue: 25 February 1865.
Citation: In a mounted charge, dashed into center of the enemy's line and captured the colors of the 33rd North Carolina Infantry.

CALKIN, IVERS S.
Birth: Essex County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company M., 2d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 18th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

CALLAHAN, JOHN H.
Birth: Shelby County, Ky.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 122d Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Blakely, Ala., 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: 8 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

CAMP, CARLTON N.
Birth: Hanover, N.H.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 18th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Brought off from the picket line, under heavy fire, a comrade who had been shot through both legs.

CAMPBELL, JAMES A.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 2d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Woodstock, Va., 22 January 1865; At Amelia Courthouse, Va., 5 April 1865.
Date of issue: 30 October 1897.
Citation: While his command was retreating before superior numbers at Woodstock, Va., he voluntarily rushed back with one companion and rescued his commanding officer, who had been unhorsed and left behind. At Amelia Courthouse captured 2 battle flags.

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 30th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 14 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

CAPEHART, CHARLES E.
Born: 1833, Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Major, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Monterey Mountain, Pa., 4 July 1863.
Date of issue: 7 April 1898.
Citation: While commanding the regiment, charged down the mountain side at midnight, in a heavy rain, upon the enemy's fleeing wagon train. Many wagons were captured and destroyed and many prisoners taken.

CAPEHART, HENRY
Born: 18 March 1825, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Greenbrier River, W. Va., 22 May 1864.
Date of issue: 12 February 1895.
Citation: Saved, under fire, the life of a drowning soldier.

CAPRON, HORACE, JR.
Birth: Laurel, Md.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 8th Illinois Cavalry.
Place and date: At Chickahominy and Ashland, Va., June 1862.
Date of issue: 27 September 1865.
Citation: Gallantry in action.

CAREY, HUGH
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 82d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 6 February 1888.
Citation: Captured the flag of the 7th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.), being twice wounded in the effort.

CAREY, JAMES L.
Birth: Onondaga County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 10th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Appomattox Courthouse, Va., 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Daring bravery and urging the men forward in a charge.

CARLISLE, CASPER R.
Birth: Allegheny County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 21 December 1892.
Citation: Saved a gun of his battery under heavy musketry fire, most of the horses being killed and the drivers wounded.

CARMAN, WARREN
Birth: Seneca County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag and several prisoners.

CARMIN, ISAAC H.
Birth: Monmouth County, N.J.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 48th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 25 February 1895.
Citation: Saved his regimental flag; also seized and threw a shell, with burning fuse, from among his comrades.

CARNEY, WILLIAM H. (first Black American to earn the Medal of Honor)
Birth: Norfolk, Va.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Wagner, S.C., 18 July 1863.
Date of issue: 23 May 1900.
Citation: When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led the way to the parapet, and planted the colors thereon. When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded.

CARR, EUGENE A.
Born: 10 March 1830, Boston Corner, Erie County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 3d Illinois Cavalry.
Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 March 1862.
Date of issue: 16 January 1894.
Citation: Directed the deployment of his command and held his ground, under a brisk fire of shot and shell in which he was several times wounded.

CARR, FRANKLIN
Birth: Stark County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, 124th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1865.
Citation: Recapture of U.S. guidon from a rebel battery.

CARSON, WILLIAM J.
Birth: Washington County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Musician, Company E, 1st Battalion, 15th U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., 19 September 1863.
Date of issue: 27 January 1894.
Citation: At a critical stage in the battle when the 14th Corps lines were wavering and in disorder he on his own initiative bugled "to the colors" amid the 18th U.S. Infantry who formed by him, and held the enemy. Within a few minutes he repeated his action amid the wavering 2d Ohio Infantry. This bugling deceived the enemy who believed reinforcements had arrived. Thus, they delayed their attack.

CART, JACOB
Birth: Carlisle, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December, 1862.
Date of issue: 25 November 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 19th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the hands of the color bearer.

CARTER, JOHN J.
Born: 16 June 1842, Troy, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company B, 33d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation: While in command of a detached company, seeing his regiment thrown into confusion by a charge of the enemy, without orders made a countercharge upon the attacking column and checked the assault. Penetrated within the enemy's lines at night and obtained valuable information.

CARTER, JOSEPH F.
Birth: 11 September 1842, Baltimore, Md.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 3d Maryland Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Stedman, Va., 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 9 July 1891.
Citation: Captured the colors of the 51st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). During the battle he was captured and escaped bringing a number of prisoners with him.

CARUANA, ORLANDO E.
Birth: La Valetta, Malta.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 51st New York Infantry.
Place and date: At New Bern, N.C., 14 March 1862; at South Mountain, Md., 14 September 1862.
Date of issue: 14 November 1890.
Citation: At New Bern, N.C., brought off the wounded color sergeant and the colors under a heavy fire of the enemy. Was one of four soldiers who volunteered to determine the position of the enemy at South Mountain, Md. While so engaged was fired upon and his three companions killed, but he escaped and rejoined his command in safety.

CASEY, DAVID
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 25th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 3 June 1864.
Date of issue: 14 September 1888.
Citation: Two color bearers having been shot dead one after the other, the last one far in advance of his regiment and close to the enemy's line, this soldier rushed forward, and, under a galling fire, after removing the dead body of the bearer therefrom, secured the flag and returned with it to the Union lines.

CASEY, HENRY
Birth: Fayette County, Pa.,
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 20th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 April 1863.
Date of issue: 23 September 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily served as one of the crew of a transport that passed the forts under a heavy fire.

CATLIN, ISAAC S.
Birth: 8 July 1835, Owego, NY.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 109th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 13 January 1899.
Citation: In a heroic effort to rally the disorganized troops was disabled by a severe wound. While being carried from the field he recovered somewhat and bravely started to return to his command, when he received a second wound, which necessitated amputation of his right leg.

CAYER, OVILA
Birth: Canada.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 14th U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864.
Date of issue: 15 February 1867.
Citation: Commanded the regiment, all the officers being disabled.

CHAMBERLAIN, JOSHUA L.
Born: 8 September 1828, Brewer Maine.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 20th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 11 August 1893.
Citation: Daring heroism and great tenacity in holding his position on the Little Round Top against repeated assaults, and carrying the advance position on the Great Round Top.

CHAMBERLAIN, ORVILLE T.
Birth: Kosciusko County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 74th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., 20 September 1863.
Date of issue: 11 March 1896.
Citation: While exposed to a galling fire, went in search of another regiment, found its location, procured ammunition from the men thereof, and returned with the ammunition to his own company.

CHAMBERS, JOSEPH B.
Birth: Beaver County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 27 July 1871.
Citation: Capture of colors of 1st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

CHANDLER, HENRY F.
Birth: Andover, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 59th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 17 June 1864.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: Though seriously wounded in a bayonet charge and directed to go to the rear he declined to do so, but remained with his regiment and helped to carry the breastworks.

CHANDLER, STEPHEN E.
Birth: Michigan.
Rank and organization: Quartermaster Sergeant, Company A, 24th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Amelia Springs, Va., 5 April 1865.
Date of issue: 4 April 1898.
Citation: Under severe fire of the enemy and of the troops in retreat, went between the lines to the assistance of a wounded and helpless comrade, and rescued him from death or capture.

CHAPIN, ALARIC B.
Birth: Ogdensburg, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 142d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 15 January 1865.
Date of issue: 28 December 1914.
Citation: Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading.

CHAPMAN, JOHN
Birth: St. John, New Brunswick.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

CHASE, JOHN F.
Birth: Chelsea, Maine.
Rank and organization: Private, 5th Battery, Maine Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 7 February 1888.
Citation: Nearly all the officers and men of the battery having been killed or wounded, this soldier with a comrade continued to fire his gun after the guns had ceased. The piece was then dragged off by the two, the horses having been shot, and its capture by the enemy was prevented.

CHILD, BENJAMIN H.
Born: 8 May 1843, Providence, R.I.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 20 July 1897.
Citation: Was wounded and taken to the rear insensible, but when partially recovered insisted on returning to the battery and resumed command of his piece, so remaining until the close of the battle.

CHISMAN, WILLIAM W.
Birth: Dearborn County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 83d Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

CHRISTIANCY, JAMES I.
Birth: 1844, Monroe County, Mich.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 9th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At Hawes Shops, Va., 28 May 1864.
Date of issue: 10 October 1892.
Citation: While acting as aide, voluntarily led a part of the line into the fight, and was twice wounded.

CHURCHILL, SAMUEL J.
Birth: Rutland County, Vt.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company G, 2d Illinois Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 15 December 1864.
Date of issue: 20 January 1897.
Citation: When the fire of the enemy's batteries compelled the men of his detachment for a short time to seek shelter, he stood manfully at his post and for some minutes worked his gun alone.

CILLEY, CLINTON A.
Birth: Rockingham County, N.H.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Chickamauga, Ga., 20 September 1863.
Date of issue: 12 June 1895.
Citation: Seized the colors of a retreating regiment and led it into the thick of the attack.

CLANCY, JAMES T.
Birth: Albany, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
Place and date: At Vaughn Road, Va., 1 October 1864.
Date of issue: 3 July 1865.
Citation: Shot the Confederate Gen. Dunovant dead during a charge, thus confusing the enemy and greatly aiding in his repulse.

CLAPP, ALBERT A.
Birth: Pompey, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 2d Ohio Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 24 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of the 8th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.).

CLARK, CHARLES A.
Birth: Sangerville, Maine.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant and Adjutant, 6th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Brooks Ford, Va., 4 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 May 1896.
Citation: Having voluntarily taken command of his regiment in the absence of its commander, at great personal risk and with remarkable presence of mind and fertility of resource led the command down an exceedingly precipitous embankment to the Rappahannock River and by his gallantry, coolness, and good judgment in the face of the enemy saved the command from capture or destruction.

CLARK, HARRISON
Birth: Chatham, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 125th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 11 June 1895.
Citation: Seized the colors and advanced with them after the color bearer had been shot.

CLARK, JAMES G.
Birth: Germantown, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 18 June 1864.
Date of issue: 30 April 1892.
Citation: Distinguished bravery in action; was severely wounded.

CLARK, JOHN W.
Born: 21 October 1830, Montpelier, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, 6th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: Near Warrenton, Va., 28 July 1863.
Date of issue: 17 August 1891.
Citation: Defended the division train against a vastly superior force of the enemy; he was severely wounded, but remained in the saddle for 20 hours afterward until he had brought his train through in safety.

CLARK, WILLIAM A.
Birth: Pennsylvania.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Nolensville, Tenn., 15 February 1863.
Date of issue: 11 September 1897.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.

CLARKE, DAYTON P.
Birth: Hermon, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 2d Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 30 June 1892.
Citation: Distinguished conduct in a desperate hand-to-hand fight while commanding the regiment.

CLAUSEN, CHARLES H.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: First lieutenant, Company H, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 25 June 1892.
Citation: Although severely wounded, he led the regiment against the enemy, under a terrific fire, and saved a battery from capture.

CLAY, CECIL
Birth: 13 February 1842, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 19 April 1892.
Citation: Led his regiment in the charge, carrying the colors of another regiment, and when severely wounded in the right arm, incurring loss of same, he shifted the colors to the left hand, which also became disabled by a gunshot wound.

CLEVELAND, CHARLES F.
Birth: Hartford, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 26th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 12 June 1895.
Citation: Voluntarily took and carried the colors into action after the color bearer had been shot.

CLOPP, JOHN E.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 71st Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 2 February 1865. Citation: Capture of flag of 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the color bearer.

CLUTE, GEORGE W.
Birth: Marathon, Mich.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 14th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Bentonville, N.C., 19 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 August 1898.
Citation: In a charge, captured the flag of the 40th North Carolina (C.S.A.), the flag being taken in a personal encounter with an officer who carried and defended it.

COATES, JEFFERSON
Birth: Grant County, Wis.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863.
Date of issue: 29 June 1866.
Citation: Unsurpassed courage in battle, where he had both eyes shot out.

COCKLEY, DAVID L.
Born: 8 June 1843, Lexington, Ohio.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company L, 10th Ohio Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Ga., 4 December 1864.
Date of issue: 2 August 1897.
Citation: While acting as aide-de-camp to a general officer, he 3 times asked permission to join his regiment in a proposed charge upon the enemy, and in response to the last request, having obtained such permission, joined his regiment and fought bravely at its head throughout the action.

COEY, JAMES
Born: 12 February 1841, New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Major, 147th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Hatchers Run, Va., 6 February 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1892.
Citation: Seized the regimental colors at a critical moment and by a prompt advance on the enemy caused the entire brigade to follow him; and, after being himself severely wounded, he caused himself to be lifted into the saddle and a second time rallied the line in an attempt to check the enemy.

COFFEY, ROBERT J.
Birth: Nova Scotia.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 4th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Banks Ford, Va., 4 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 May 1892.
Citation: Single-handedly captured 2 officers and 5 privates of the 8th Louisiana Regiment (C.S.A.).

COHN, ABRAHAM
Birth: Guttentag, Silesia, Prussia.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 6th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864; At the mine, Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 24 August 1865.
Citation: During Battle of the Wilderness rallied and formed, under heavy fire, disorganized and fleeing troops of different regiments. At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864, bravely and coolly carried orders to the advanced line under severe fire.

COLBY, CARLOS W.
Birth: Merrimack, N.H.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 97th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 31 January 1896.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

COLE, GABRIEL
Birth: Chenango County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 5th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At Winchester, Va., 19 September 1864.
Date of issue: 27 September 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag, during which he was wounded in the leg.

COLLINS, HARRISON
Born: 1834, Hawkins County, Tenn.
Rank and organization. Corporal, Company A, 1st Tennessee Cavalry.
Place and date: At Richland Creek, Tenn., 24 December 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of Chalmer's Division (C.S.A.).

COLLINS, THOMAS D.
Born: 14 August 1847, Neversink, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 143d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Resaca, Ga., 15 May 1864.
Date of issue: 14 August 1896.
Citation: Captured a regimental flag of the enemy.

COLLIS, CHARLES H. T.
Born: 4 February 1838, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 10 March 1893.
Citation: Gallantly led his regiment in battle at a critical moment.

COLWELL, OLIVER
Birth: Champaign County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company G, 95th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

COMPSON, HARTWELL B.
Birth: Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Major, 8th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag belonging to Gen. Early's headquarters.

CONAWAY, JOHN W.
Birth: Dearborn County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 83d Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 11 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

CONBOY, MARTIN
Birth: 1827
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 37th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862.
Date of issue: 11 October 1892.
Citation: Took command of the company in action, the captain having been wounded, the other commissioned officers being absent, and handled it with skill and bravery.

CONGDON, JAMES
Service rendered under name of James Madison.

CONNELL, TRUSTRIM
Birth: Lancaster, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 138th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

CONNER, RICHARD
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization. Private, Company F, 6th New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 30 August 1862.
Date of issue: 17 September 1897.
Citation: The flag of his regiment having been abandoned during retreat, he voluntarily returned with a single companion under a heavy fire and secured and brought off the flag, his companion being killed.

CONNORS, JAMES
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 43d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fishers Hill, Va., 22 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

COOK, JOHN
Birth: 16 August 1847, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Bugler, Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Antietam Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 30 June 1894.
Citation: Volunteered at the age of 15 years to act as a cannoneer, and as such volunteer served a gun under a terrific fire of the enemy.

COOK, JOHN H.
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 119th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Pleasant Hill, La., 9 April 1864.
Date of issue: 19 September 1890.
Citation: During an attack by the enemy, voluntarily left the brigade quartermaster, with whom he had been detailed as a clerk, rejoined his command, and, acting as first lieutenant, led the line farther toward the charging enemy.

COOKE, WALTER H.
Birth: Norristown, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Militia.
Place and date. At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861.
Date of issue: 19 May 1887.
Citation: Voluntarily served as an aide on the staff of Col. David Hunter and participated in the battle, his term of service having expired on the previous day.

COPP, CHARLES D.
Born: 12 April 1840, Warren County, N.H.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company C, 9th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 28 June 1890.
Citation: Seized the regimental colors, the color bearer having been shot down, and, waving them, rallied the regiment under a heavy fire.

CORCORAN, JOHN
Birth: Pawtucket, R.I.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 2 November 1887.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party, and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.

CORLISS, GEORGE W.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 5th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Cedar Mountain, Va., 9 August 1862.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation: Seized a fallen flag of the regiment, the color bearer having been killed, carried it forward in the face of a severe fire, and though himself shot down and permanently disabled, planted the staff in the earth and kept the flag flying.

CORLISS, STEPHEN P.
Born: 26 July 1842, Albany, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company F, 4th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At South Side Railroad, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 January 1895.
Citation: Raised the fallen colors and, rushing forward in advance of the troops, placed them on the enemy's works.

CORSON, JOSEPH K.
Born: 26 November 1836, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Assistant Surgeon, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves (35th Pennsylvania Volunteers). Place and date: Near Bristoe Station, Va., 14 October 1863.
Date of issue: 13 May 1899.
Citation: With one companion returned in the face of the enemy's heavy artillery fire and removed to a place of safety a severely wounded soldier who had been left behind as the regiment fell back.

COSGRIFF, RICHARD H.
Birth: Dunkirk County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company L, 4th Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Columbus, Ga., 16 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag in a personal encounter with its bearer.

COSGROVE, THOMAS
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 40th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Drurys Bluff, Va., 15 May 1864.
Date of issue: 7 November 1896.
Citation: Individually demanded and received the surrender of 7 armed Confederates concealed in a cellar, disarming and marching them in as prisoners of war.

COUGHLIN, JOHN
Birth: 1837, Manchester, NH.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 10th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Swifts Creek, Va., 9 May 1864.
Date of issue: 31 August 1893.
Citation: During a sudden night attack upon Burnham's Brigade, resulting in much confusion, this officer, without waiting for orders, led his regiment forward and interposed a line of battle between the advancing enemy and Hunt's Battery, repulsing the attack and saving the guns.

COX, ROBERT M.
Birth: Guernsey County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 55th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 31 December 1892.
Citation: Bravely defended the colors planted on the outward parapet of Fort Hill.

COYNE, JOHN N.
Born: 14 November 1839, New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 70th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862.
Date of issue: 18 April 1888.
Citation: Capture of a flag after a severe hand-to-hand contest; was mentioned in orders for his gallantry.

CRANSTON, WILLIAM W.
Birth: Champaign County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 December 1892.
Citation: One of a party of 4 who voluntarily brought in a wounded Confederate officer from within the enemy's line in the face of a constant fire.

CREED, JOHN
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 23d Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Fishers Hill, Va., 22 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

CROCKER, HENRY H.
Born: 20 January 1840, Colchester, Conn.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 2d Massachusetts Cavalry.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864.
Date of issue: 10 January 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily led a charge, which resulted in the capture of 14 prisoners and in which he himself was wounded.

CROCKER, ULRIC L.
Birth: Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company M, 6th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864.
Date of issue: 26 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 18th Georgia (C.S.A.).

CROFT, JAMES E.
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Private, 12th Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Allatoona, Ga., 5 October 1864.
Date of issue: 20 March 1897.
Citation: Took the place of a gunner who had been shot down and inspired his comrades by his bravery and effective gunnery, which contributed largely to the defeat of the enemy.

CROSIER, WILLIAM H. H.
Birth: Skaneateles, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 149th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 20 July 1864.
Date of issue: 12 January 1892.
Citation: Severely wounded and ambushed by the enemy, he stripped the colors from the staff and brought them back into the line.

CROSS, JAMES E.
Birth: Darien, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 12th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Blackburns Ford, Va., 18 July 1861.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: With a companion, refused to retreat when the part of the regiment to which he was attached was driven back in disorder, but remained upon the skirmish line for some time thereafter, firing upon the enemy.

CROWLEY, MICHAEL
Birth: Rochester, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 22d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

CULLEN, THOMAS
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 82d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Bristoe Station, Va., 14 October 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 22d or 28th North Carolina (C.S.A.).

CUMMINGS, AMOS J.
Born: 15 May 1841, Conklin, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 26th New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Salem Heights, Va., 4 May 1863.
Date of issue. 28 March 1894.
Citation: Rendered great assistance in the heat of the action in rescuing a part of the field batteries from an extremely dangerous and exposed position.

CUMPSTON, JAMES M.
Birth: Galia County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 91st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August to November 1864.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Capture of flag.

CUNNINGHAM, FRANCIS M.
Birth: Somerset County, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company H, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 12th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.) in hand-to-hand battle while wounded.

CUNNINGHAM, JAMES S.
Birth: Washington County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 8th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 30 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

CURRAN, RICHARD
Born: 4 January 1838, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Assistant Surgeon, 33d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: Voluntarily exposed himself to great danger by going to the fighting line there succoring the wounded and helpless and conducting them to the field hospital.

CURTIS, JOHN C.
Birth: Bridgeport, Conn.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 9th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Baton Rouge, La., 5 August 1862.
Date of issue: 16 December 1896. Citation: Voluntarily sought the line of battle and alone and unaided captured 2 prisoners, driving them before him to regimental headquarters at the point of the bayonet.

CURTIS, JOSIAH M.
Birth: Ohio County, W. Va.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company I, 12th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Seized the colors of his regiment after 2 color bearers had fallen, bore them gallantly, and was among the first to gain a foothold, with his flag, inside the enemy's works.

CURTIS, NEWTON MARTIN
Born: 21 May 1835, De Peyster, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 15 January 1865.
Date of issue: 28 November 1891.
Citation: The first man to pass through the stockade, he personally led each assault on the traverses and was 4 times wounded.

CUSTER, THOMAS W.
Birth: New Rumley, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company B, 6th Michigan Cavalry.
First award:
Place and date: At Namozine Church, Va., 10 May 1863.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865..
Citation: Capture of flag on 10 May 1863.
Second award:
Place and date: At Sailor Creek , Va, April 1865.
Date of issue: 26 May 1865.
Citation: 2d Lt. Custer leaped his horse over the enemy's works and captured 2 stands of colors. having his horse shot from under him and receiving a severe wound.

CUTCHEON, BYRON M.
Born: 11 May 1 836, Pembroke, N.H.
Rank and organization: Major, 20th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Horseshoe Bend, Ky., 10 May 1863.
Date of issue: 29 June 1891.
Citation: Distinguished gallantry in leading his regiment in a charge on a house occupied by the enemy.

CUTTS, JAMES M.
Birth: 1838, Washington, D.C.
Rank and organization: Captain, 11th U.S. Infantry. Place and date:
At Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Petersburg, Va., 1864.
Date of issue: 2 May 1891.
Citation: Gallantry in actions.

DARROUGH, JOHN S.
Birth: Kentucky.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Eastport, Miss., 10 October 1864.
Date of issue: 5 February 1895.
Citation: Saved the life of a captain.

DAVIDSIZER, JOHN A.
Birth: Milford, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Paines Crossroads, Va., 5 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

DAVIDSON, ANDREW
Birth: Middlebury, Vt.
Rank and organization: Assistant Surgeon, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 17 October 1892.
Citation: Voluntarily attempted to run the enemy's batteries.

DAVIDSON, ANDREW
Born: 12 February 1840, Scotland.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company H, 30th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At the mine, Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 17 October 1892.
Citation: One of the first to enter the enemy's works, where, after his colonel, major, and one-third the company officers had fallen, he gallantly assisted in rallying and saving the remnant of the command.

DAVIS, CHARLES C.
Born: 15 August 1830, Harrisburg, Pa.
Rank and organization: Major, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Shelbyville, Tenn., 27 June 1863.
Date of issue: 14 June 1894.
Citation: Led one of the most desperate and successful charges of the war.

DAVIS, FREEMAN
Birth: Newcomerstown, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 80th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: This soldier, while his regiment was falling back, seeing the 2 color bearers shot down, under a severe fire and at imminent peril recovered both the flags and saved them from capture.

DAVIS, GEORGE E.
Birth: Dunstable, Mass.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 10th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Monocacy, Md., 9 July 1864.
Date of issue: 27 May 1892.
Citation: While in command of a small force, held the approaches to the 2 bridges against repeated assaults of superior numbers, thereby materially delaying Early's advance on Washington.

DAVIS, HARRY
Birth: Franklin County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 46th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Atlanta, Ga., 28 July 1864.
Date of issue: 2 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 30th Louisiana Infantry (C.S.A.).

DAVIS, JOHN
Birth: Carroll, Ky.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry.
Place and date: At Culloden, Ga., April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of Worrill Grays (C.S.A.).

DAVIS, JOSEPH
Birth: Wales.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 104th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 4 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

DAVIS, MARTIN K.
Birth: Marion, Ill.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 116th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 26 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

DAVIS, THOMAS
Birth: Wales.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 2d New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

DAY, CHARLES
Birth: Otsego County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 210th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Hatchers Run, Va., 6 February 1865.
Date of issue: 20 July 1897.
Citation: Seized the colors of another regiment of the brigade, the regiment having been thrown into confusion and the color bearer killed, and bore said colors throughout the remainder of the engagement.

DAY, DAVID F.
Birth: Dallasburg, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 57th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 2 January 1895.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

DEANE, JOHN M.
Born: 8 January 1840, Freetown, Mass.
Rank and organization: Major, 29th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Stedman, Va., 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 8 March 1895.
Citation: This officer, observing an abandoned gun within Fort Haskell, called for volunteers, and under a heavy fire, worked the gun until the enemy's advancing line was routed.

DE CASTRO, JOSEPH H.
Birth: Boston, Mass
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863. .
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 19th Virginia regiment (C.S.A.).

DE LACEY, PATRICK
Born: 25 November 1834, Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company A, 143d Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 24 April 1894.
Citation: Running ahead of the line, under a concentrated fire, he shot the color bearer of a Confederate regiment on the works, thus contributing to the success of the attack.

DELAND, FREDERICK N.
Born: 25 December 1843, Sheffield, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 40th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 27 May 1863.
Date of issue: 22 June 1896.
Citation: Volunteered in response to a call and, under a heavy fire from the enemy, advanced and assisted in filling with fascines a ditch which presented a serious obstacle to the troops attempting to take the works of the enemy by assault.

DELANEY, JOHN C.
Birth: 22 April 1848, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Dabney's Mills, Va., 6 February 1865.
Date of issue: 29 August 1894.
Citation: Sprang between the lines and brought out a wounded comrade about to be burned in the brush.

DE LAVIE, HIRAM H.
Birth: Stark County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

DE PUY, CHARLES H.
Birth: Sherman, Mich.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company H, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 30 July 1896.
Citation: Being an old artillerist, aided General Bartlett in working the guns of the dismantled fort.

DE WITT, RICHARD W.
Birth: Butler County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

DI CESNOLA, LOUIS P.
Born: 29 June 1832, Rivarola, Piedmont, Italy.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 4th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Aldie, Va., 17 June 1863.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Was present, in arrest, when, seeing his regiment fall back, he rallied his men, accompanied them, without arms, in a second charge, and in recognition of his gallantry was released from arrest. He continued in the action at the head of his regiment until he was desperately wounded and taken prisoner.

DICKEY, WILLIAM D.
Born: 11 January 1845, Newburgh, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Battery M, 15th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 17 June 1864.
Date of issue: 10 June 1896.
Citation: Refused to leave the field, remaining in command after being wounded by a piece of shell, and led his command in the assault on the enemy's works on the following day.

DICKIE, DAVID
Birth: Scotland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 97th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 29 January 1896.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

DILGER, HUBERT
Born: 5 March 1836, Germany.
Rank and organization: Captain, Battery 1, 1st Ohio Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 17 August 1893.
Citation: Fought his guns until the enemy were upon him, then with one gun hauled in the road by hand he formed the rear guard and kept the enemy at bay by the rapidity of his fire and was the last man in the retreat.

DILLON, MICHAEL A.
Birth: 29 September 1839, Chelmsford, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 2d New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. At Oak Grove, Va., 25 June 1862.
Date of issue: 10 October 1889.
Citation: Bravery in repulsing the enemy's charge on a battery, at Williamsburg, Va. At Oak Grove, Va., crawled outside the lines and brought in important information.

DOCKUM, WARREN C.
Birth: Clintonville, N Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 121st New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of Savannah Guards (C.S.A.), after 2 other men had been killed in the effort.

DODD, ROBERT F.
Born: 1844, Canada.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 27th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 27 July 1896.
Citation: While acting as orderly, voluntarily assisted to carry off the wounded from the ground in front of the crater while exposed to a heavy fire.

DODDS, EDWARD E.
Birth: Canada.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 21st New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Ashbys Gap, Va., 19 July 1864.
Date of issue: 11 June 1896.
Citation: At great personal risk rescued his wounded captain and carried him from the field to a place of safety.

DOLLOFF, CHARLES W.
Birth: Parishville, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 1st Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 24 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

DONALDSON, JOHN
Birth: Butler County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company L, 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Appomattox Courthouse, Va., 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 4th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).

DONOGHUE, TIMOTHY
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 69th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 17 January 1894.
Citation: Voluntarily carried a wounded officer off the field from between the lines; while doing this he was himself wounded.

DOODY, PATRICK
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E., 164th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 7 June 1864.
Date of issue: 13 December 1893.
Citation: After making a successful personal reconnaissance, he gallantly led the skirmishers in a night attack, charging the enemy, and thus enabling the pioneers to put up works.

DORE, GEORGE H.
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 126th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: The colors being struck down by a shell as the enemy were charging, this soldier rushed out and seized it, exposing himself to the fire of both sides.

DORLEY, AUGUST
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 1st Louisiana Cavalry.
Place and date: At Mount Pleasant, Ala., 11 April 1865.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Capture of flag.

DORSEY, DANIEL A.
Birth: Waterford, Va.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 33d Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: Georgia, April 1862.
Date of issue: 17 September 1863.
Citation: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

DORSEY, DECATUR
Birth: Howard County, Md.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 39th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 8 November 1865.
Citation: Planted his colors on the Confederate works in advance of his regiment, and when the regiment was driven back to the Union works he carried the colors there and bravely rallied the men.

DOUGALL, ALLAN H.
Birth: Scotland.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 88th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Bentonville, N.C., 19 March 1865.
Date of issue: 16 February 1897.
Citation: In the face of a galling fire from the enemy he voluntarily returned to where the color bearer had fallen wounded and saved the flag of his regiment from capture.

DOUGHERTY, MICHAEL
Born: 10 May 1844, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Jefferson, Va., 12 October 1863.
Date of issue: 23 January 1897.
Citation: At the head of a detachment of his company dashed across an open field, exposed to a deadly fire from the enemy, and succeeded in dislodging them from an unoccupied house, which he and his comrades defended for several hours against repeated attacks, thus preventing the enemy from flanking the position of the Union forces.

DOW, GEORGE P.
Birth: Atkinson, N.H.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 7th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: Near Richmond, Va., October 1864.
Date of issue: 10 May 1884.
Citation: Gallantry while in command of his company during a reconnaissance toward Richmond.

DOWNEY, WILLIAM
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry.
Place and date: At Ashepoo River, S.C., 24 May 1864.
Date of issue: 21 January 1897.
Citation: Volunteered as a member of a boatcrew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.

DOWNS, HENRY W.
Birth: Jamaica, Vt.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 8th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Winchester, Va., 19 September 1864.
Date of issue: 13 December 1893.
Citation: With one comrade, voluntarily crossed an open field, exposed to a raking fire, and returned with a supply of ammunition, successfully repeating the attempt a short time thereafter.

DRAKE, JAMES M.
Birth: Union County, N.J.
Rank and organization: 2d Lieutenant, Company D, 9th New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Bermuda Hundred, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 3 March 1873.
Citation: Commanded the skirmish line in the advance and held his position all day and during the night.

DRURY, JAMES
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 4th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 23 June 1864.
Date of issue: 18 January 1893.
Citation: Saved the colors of his regiment when it was surrounded by a much larger force of the enemy and after the greater part of the regiment had been killed or captured.

DUFFEY, JOHN
Birth: New Bedford, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry.
Place and date: At Ashepoo River, S.C., 24 May 1864.
Date of issue: 21 January 1897.
Citation: Volunteered as a member of a boatcrew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.

DUNLAVY, JAMES
Birth: Decatur County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 3d Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Osage, Kans., 25 October 1864.
Date of issue: 4 April 1865.
Citation: Gallantry in capturing Gen. Marmaduke.

DUNNE, JAMES
Birth: Detroit, Mich.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 January 1895. Citation: Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.

DU PONT, HENRY A.
Birth: Eleutherean Mills, Del.
Rank and organization: Captain, 5th U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864.
Date of issue: 2 April 1898.
Citation: By his distinguished gallantry, and voluntary exposure to the enemy's fire at a critical moment, when the Union line had been broken, encouraged his men to stand to their guns, checked the advance of the enemy, and brought off most of his pieces.

DURHAM, JAMES R.
Born: 7 February 1833, Richmond, W. Va.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company E, 12th West Virginia Infantry.
Place and date: At Winchester, Va., 14 June 1863.
Date of issue: 6 March 1890.
Citation: Led his command over the stone wall, where he was wounded.

DURHAM, JOHN S.
Born: 1843, New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 1st Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and date: At Perryville, Ky., 8 October 1862.
Date of issue: 20 November 1896.
Citation: Seized the flag of his regiment when the color sergeant was shot and advanced with the flag midway between the lines, amid a shower of shot, shell, and bullets, until stopped by his commanding officer.

ECKES, JOHN N.
Birth: Lewis County, W. Va.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 21 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

EDDY, SAMUEL E.
Birth: Vermont.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 37th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation: Saved the life of the adjutant of his regiment by voluntarily going beyond the line and there killing one of the enemy then in the act of firing upon the wounded officer. Was assailed by several of the enemy, run through the body with a bayonet, and pinned to the ground, but while so. situated he shot and killed his assailant.

EDGERTON, NATHAN H.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Lieutenant and Adjutant, 6th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: Took up the flag after 3 color bearers had been shot down and bore it forward, though himself wounded.

EDWARDS, DAVID
Birth: Wales, England.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 146th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

ELLIOTT, ALEXANDER
Birth: Beaver County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Paines Crossroads, Va., 5 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

ELLIOTT, RUSSELL C.
Birth: Concord, N.H.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 3d Massachusetts Cavalry.
Place and date: At Natchitoches, La., 19 April 1864.
Date of issue: 20 November 1896.
Citation: Seeing a Confederate officer in advance of his command, charged on him alone and unaided and captured him.

ELLIS, HORACE
Birth: Mercer County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 21 August 1864.
Date of issue: December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 16th Mississippi (C.S.A.).

ELISE, WILLIAM
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company K, 3d Wisconsin Cavalry.
Place and date: At, Ark., 14 January 1865.
Date of issue: 8 March 1865.
Citation: Remained at his post after receiving three wounds, and only retired, by his commanding officer's orders, after being wounded the fourth time.

ELLSWORTH, THOMAS F.
Birth:, Mass.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company B, Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Honey Hill, S.C., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 18 November 1895.
Citation: Under a heavy fire carried his wounded commanding officer from the field.

ELISION, JAMES M.
Birth: Coshocton, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 12 September 1891.
Citation: Carried the colors in advance of his regiment and was shot down while attempting to plant them on the enemy's works.

EMBLER, ANDREW H.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 59th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Boydton Plank Road, Va., 27 October 1864.
Date of issue: 19 October 1893.
Citation: Charged at the head of 2 regiments, which drove the enemy's main body, gained the crest of the hill near the Burgess house and forced a barricade on the Boydton road.

ENDERLIN, RICHARD
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Musician, Company B, 73d Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1-3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 11 September 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily took a rifle and served as a soldier in the ranks during the first and second days of the battle. Voluntarily and at his own imminent peril went into the enemy's lines at night and, under a sharp fire, rescued a wounded comrade.

ENGLE, JAMES E.
Birth: Chester, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Bermuda Hundred, Va., 18 May 1864.
Date of issue: 17 December 1896.
Citation: Responded to a call for volunteers to carry ammunition to the regiment on the picket line and under a heavy fire from the enemy assisted in carrying a box of ammunition to the front and remained to distribute the same.

ENGLISH, EDMUND
Born: 16 November 1841, Ireland.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company C, 2d New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1891.
Citation: During a rout and while under orders to retreat seized the colors, rallied the men, and drove the enemy back.

ENNIS, CHARLES D.
Birth: Stonington, Conn.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 28 June 1892.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.

ESTES, LEWELLYN G.
Birth: 27 December 1843, Oldtown, Maine.
Rank and organization: Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, Volunteers.
Place and date: At Flint River, Ga., 30 August 1864.
Date of issue: 29 August 1894.
Citation: Voluntarily led troops in a charge over a burning bridge.

EVANS, CORON D.
Birth: Jefferson County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 26th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

EVANS, IRA H.
Born: 11 April 1844, Piermont, N.H.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company B, 116th U.S. Colored Troops,
Place and date: At Hatchers Run, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 24 March 1892.
Citation: Voluntarily passed between the lines, under a heavy fire from the enemy, and obtained important information.

EVANS, JAMES R.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 62d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 5 May 1864.
Date of issue: 25 February 1895.
Citation: Went out in front of the line under a fierce fire and, in the face of the rapidly advancing enemy, rescued the regimental flag with which the color bearer had fallen.

EVANS, THOMAS
Birth: Wales.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Piedmont, Va., 5 June 1864.
Date of issue: 26 November 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 45th Virginia (C.S.A.).

EVERSON, ADELBERT
Birth: Cicero, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 185th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

EWING, JOHN C.
Birth: Westmoreland County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 20 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

FALCONER, JOHN A.
Born: 1844, Wachtenaw, Mich.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 17th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn., 20 November 1863.
Date of issue: 27 July 1896.
Citation: Conducted the "burning party" of his regiment at the time a charge was made on the enemy's picket line, and burned the house which had sheltered the enemy's sharpshooters, thus insuring success to a hazardous enterprise.

FALL, CHARLES S.
Born: 1842, Noble County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 26th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania Courthouse, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 13 May 1899.
Citation: Was one of the first to mount the Confederate works, where he bayoneted two of the enemy and captured a Confederate flag, but threw it away to continue the pursuit of the enemy.

FALLON, THOMAS T.
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 37th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. At Fair Oaks, Va., 30-31 May 1862. At Big Shanty, Ga., 14-15 June 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1891.
Citation: At Williamsburg, Va., assisted in driving rebel skirmishers to their main line. Participated in action, at Fair Oaks, Va., though excused from duty because of disability. In a charge with his company at Big Shanty, Ga., was the first man on the enemy's works.

FALLS, BENJAMIN F.
Birth. Portsmouth, N.H.
Rank and organization: Color Sergeant, Company A, 19th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue. December 1864. Posthumous Award
Citation: Capture of flag.

FANNING, NICHOLAS
Birth: Carroll County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 4th Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Selma, Ala., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of silk Confederate States flag and 2 staff officers.

FARNSWORTH, HERBERT E.
Birth: Cattaraugus County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 10th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Trevilian Station, Va., 11 June 1864.
Date of issue: 1 April 1898.
Citation: Voluntarily carried a message which stopped the firing of a Union battery into his regiment, in which service he crossed a ridge in plain view and swept by the fire of both armies.

FARQUHAR, JOHN M.
Birth: Scotland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 89th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862.
Date of issue: 6 August 1902.
Citation: When a break occurred on the extreme right wing of the Army of the Cumberland, this soldier rallied fugitives from other commands, and deployed his own regiment, thereby checking the Confederate advance until a new line was established.

FASNACHT, CHARLES H.
Birth: Lancaster County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 2 April 1878.
Citation: Capture of flag of 2nd Louisiana Tigers (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand contest.

FASSETT, JOHN B.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 23d Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 29 December 1894.
Citation: While acting as an aide, voluntarily led a regiment to the relief of a battery and recaptured its guns from the enemy.

FERNALD, ALBERT E.
Birth: Winterport, Maine.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company F, 20th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: During a rush at the enemy, Lt. Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

FERRIER, DANIEL T.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 2d Indiana Cavalry.
Place and date: At Varnells Station, Ga., 9 May 1864.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: While his regiment was retreating, voluntarily gave up his horse to his brigade commander who had been unhorsed and was in danger of capture, thereby enabling him to rejoin and rally the disorganized troops. Sgt. Ferrier himself was captured and confined in Confederate prisons, from which he escaped and, after great hardship, rejoined the Union lines.

FERRIS, EUGENE W.
Birth: Springfield, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 30th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Berryville, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 16 October 1897.
Citation: Accompanied only by an orderly, outside the lines of the Army, he gallantly resisted an attack of 5 of Mosby's cavalry, mortally wounded the leader of the party, seized his horse and pistols, wounded 3 more, and, though wounded himself, escaped.

FESQ, FRANK
Born: 4 April 1840, Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 40th New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 18th North Carolina (C.S.A.) within the enemy's works.

FINKENBINER, HENRY S.
Birth: North Industry, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 107th Ohio Infantry
Place and date: At Dingles Mill, S.C., 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: While on the advance skirmish line and within direct and close fire of the enemy's artillery, crossed the mill race on a burning bridge and ascertained the enemy's position.

FISHER, JOHN H.
Birth: Monmouth, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company B, 55th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 2 September 1893.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

FISHER, JOSEPH
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 16 January 1894.
Citation: Carried the colors 50 yards in advance of his regiment, and after being painfully wounded attempted to crawl into the enemy's works in an endeavor to plant his flag thereon.

FLANAGAN, AUGUSTIN
Birth: Cambria County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 55th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge on the enemy's works: rushing forward with the colors and calling upon the men to follow him; was severely wounded.

FLANNIGAN, JAMES
Birth: New York.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Nolensville, Tenn., 15 February 1863.
Date of issue: 11 September 1897.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.

FLEETWOOD, CHRISTIAN A.
Birth: Baltimore, Md.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 4th U.S. Colored Troops,
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Seized the colors, after 2 color bearers had been shot down, and bore them nobly through the fight.

FLYNN, CHRISTOPHER
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 14th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 52d North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

FLYNN, JAMES E.
Birth: Pittsfield, Ill.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 6th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 19 June 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

FOLLETT, JOSEPH L.
Birth: Newark, N.J.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 1st Missouri Light Artillery.
Place and date: At New Madrid, Mo., 3 March 1862; at Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862.
Date of issue: 19 September 1890.
Citation: At New Madrid, Mo., remained on duty though severely wounded. While procuring ammunition from the supply train at Stone River, Tenn., was captured, but made his escape, secured the ammunition, and in less than an hour from the time of his capture had the batteries supplied.

FORCE, MANNING F.
Born: 17 December 1824, Washington, D.C.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Atlanta, Ga., 22 July 1864.
Date of issue: 31 March 1892.
Citation: Charged upon the enemy's works, and after their capture defended his position against assaults of the enemy until he was severely wounded.

FORD, GEORGE W.
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company E, 88th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

FORMAN, ALEXANDER A.
Birth: Scipio, Mich.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 7th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Fair Oaks, Va., 31 May 1862.
Date of issue: 17 August 1895.
Citation: Although wounded, he continued fighting until, fainting from loss of blood, he was carried off the field.

FOUT, FREDERICK W.
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 15th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery.
Place and date: Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 15 September 1862.
Date of issue: 2 November 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily gathered the men of the battery together, remanned the guns, which had been ordered abandoned by an officer, opened fire, and kept up the same on the enemy until after the surrender.

FOX, HENRY
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 106th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: Near Jackson, Tenn., 23 December 1862.
Date of issue: 16 May 1899.
Citation: When his command was surrounded by a greatly superior force, voluntarily left the shelter of the breastworks, crossed an open railway trestle under a concentrated fire from the enemy, made his way out and secured reinforcements for the relief of his command.

FOX, HENRY M.
Born: 1844, Trumbull, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company M, 5th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At Winchester, Va., 19 September 1864.
Date of issue: 27 September 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

FOX, NICHOLAS
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 28th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 14 June 1863.
Date of issue: 1 April 1898.
Citation: Made 2 trips across an open space, in the face of the enemy's concentrated fire, and secured water for the sick and wounded.

FOX, WILLIAM R.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 28 March 1879.
Citation: Bravely assisted in the capture of one of the enemy's guns; with the first troops to enter the city, captured the flag of the Confederate customhouse.

FRANTZ, JOSEPH
Birth: France.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 83d Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 August 1894.
Citation. Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

FRASER (FRAZIER), WILLIAM W.
Birth: Scotland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 97th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 24 October 1895.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

FREEMAN, ARCHIBALD
Birth: Goshen, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 124th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 17th Louisiana (C.S.A.).

FREEMAN, HENRY B.
Birth: 17 January 1837, Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 18th U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862.
Date of issue: 17 February 1894.
Citation: Voluntarily went to the front and picked up and carried to a place of safety, under a heavy fire from the enemy, an acting field officer who had been wounded, and was about to fall into enemy hands.

FREEMAN, WILLIAM H.
Birth: Troy, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 169th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 15 January 1865.
Date of issue: 27 May 1905.
Citation: Volunteered to carry the brigade flag after the bearer was wounded.

FRENCH, SAMUEL S.
Birth: Erie County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 7th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Fair Oaks, Va., 31 May 1862.
Date of issue: 24 October 1895.
Citation: Continued fighting, although wounded, until he fainted from loss of blood.

FREY, FRANZ
Birth. Switzerland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 37th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 14 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

FRICK, JACOB G.
Born: 23 January 1838, Northumberland, Pa.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 129th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862. At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 7 June 1892.
Citation: At Fredericksburg seized the colors and led the command through a terrible fire of cannon and musketry. In a hand-to-hand fight at Chancellorsville, recaptured the colors of his regiment.

FRIZZELL (FRAZELL), HENRY F.
Birth: Madison County, Mo.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 6th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 30 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

FUGER, FREDERICK
Birth: 18 June 1836, Germany.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 24 August 1897.
Citation: All the officers of his battery having been killed or wounded and five of its guns disabled in Pickett's assault, he succeeded to the command and fought the remaining gun with most distinguished gallantry until the battery was ordered withdrawn.

FUNK, WEST
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: Major, 121st Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Appomattox Courthouse, Va., 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: 15 October 1872.
Citation: Capture of flag of 46th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

FURMAN, CHESTER S.
Birth: Columbia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 3 August 1897.
Citation: Was 1 of 6 volunteers who charged upon a log house near Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.

FURNESS, FRANK
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Trevilian Station, Va., 12 June 1864.
Date of issue: 20 October 1899.
Citation: Voluntarily carrier a box of ammunition across an open space swept by the enemy's fire to the relief of an outpost whose ammunition had become almost exhausted, but which was thus enabled to hold its important position.

GAGE, RICHARD J.
Birth: Grafton County, N.H.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry
Place and date: Elk River, Tenn., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 30 October 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.

GALLOWAY, GEORGE N.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 95th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Alsops Farm, Va., 8 May 1864.
Date of issue: 24 October 1895.
Citation: Voluntarily held an important position under heavy fire.

GALLOWAY, JOHN
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Commissary Sergeant, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Farmville, Va., 7 April 1865.
Date of issue: 30 October 1897.
Citation: His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of the regiment, where the danger was greatest, rallied the men and prevented a disaster that was imminent.

GARDINER, JAMES
Birth: Gloucester, Va.
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 36th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Rushed in advance of his brigade, shot a rebel officer who was on the parapet rallying his men, and then ran him through with his bayonet.

GARDNER, CHARLES N.
Birth: South Scituate, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 32d Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

GARDNER, ROBERT J.
Birth: Livingston, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 34th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Was among the first to enter Fort Gregg, clearing his way by using his musket on the heads of the enemy.

GARRETT, WILLIAM
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 41st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1865.
Citation: With several companions dashed forward, the first to enter the enemy's works, taking possession of 4 pieces of artillery and captured the flag of the 13th Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.).

GASSON, RICHARD
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 47th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865. Posthumous Award
Citation: Fell dead while planting the colors of his regiment on the enemy's works.

GAUNT, JOHN C.
Birth: Columbiana County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 104th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

GAUSE, ISAAC
Birth: 9 December 1843, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 2d Ohio Cavalry.
Place and date: Near Berryville, Va., 13 September 1864.
Date of issue: 19 September 1864.
Citation: Capture of the colors of the 8th South Carolina Infantry while engaged in a reconnaissance along the Berryville and Winchester Pike.

GAYLORD, LEVI B.
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Stedman, Va., 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 22 June 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily assisted in working an abandoned gun, while exposed to heavy fire, until the enemy's advancing line was routed by a charge on its left flank.

GERE, THOMAS P.
Birth: 10 December 1842, Chemung County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 5th Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 4th Mississippi (C.S.A.).

GESCHWIND, NICHOLAS
Birth: France.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 116th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 24 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

GIBBS, WESLEY
Birth: Sharon, Conn.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

GIFFORD, BENJAMIN
Birth: German Flats, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 121st New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

GIFFORD, DAVID L.
Birth: Dartmouth, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry.
Place and date: At Ashepoo River, S.C., 24 May 1864.
Date of issue: 21 January 1897.
Citation: Volunteered as a member of a boat crew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.

GILLESPIE, GEORGE L.
Birth: Kingston, Tenn.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.
Place and date: Near Bethesda Church, Va., 31 May 1864.
Date of issue: 27 October 1897.
Citation: Exposed himself to great danger by voluntarily making his way through the enemy's lines to communicate with Gen. Sheridan. While rendering this service he was captured, but escaped; again came in contact with the enemy, was again ordered to surrender, but escaped by dashing away under fire.

GILLIGAN, EDWARD L.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company E, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863.
Date of issue: 30 April 1892.
Citation: Assisted in the capture of a Confederate flag by knocking down the color sergeant.

GILMORE, JOHN C.
Birth: 18 April 1837,.Conn. (Citation: Canada)
Rank and organization: Major, 16th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Salem Heights, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 October 1892.
Citation: Seized the colors of his regiment and gallantly rallied his men under a very severe fire.

GINLEY, PATRICK
Born: 22 December 1822, Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 1st New York Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Reams Station, Va., 25 August 1864.
Date of issue: 31 October 1890.
Citation: The command having been driven from the works, he, having been left alone between the opposing lines, crept back into the works, put 3 charges of canister in one of the guns, and fired the piece directly into a body of the enemy about to seize the works; he then rejoined his command, took the colors, and ran toward the enemy, followed by the command, which recaptured the works and guns.

GION, JOSEPH
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 74th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 26 November 1884.
Citation: Voluntarily and under heavy fire advanced toward the enemy's lines and secured valuable information.

GODLEY, LEONIDAS M.
Birth: Mason County, W. Va.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company E., 22d Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 3 August 1897.
Citation: Led his company in the assault on the enemy's works and gained the parapet, there receiving 3 very severe wounds. He lay all day in the sun, was taken prisoner, and had his leg amputated without anesthetics.

GOETTEL, PHILIP
Birth: Syracuse, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 149th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Ringgold, Ga., 27 November 1863.
Date of issue: 28 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag and battery guidon.

GOHEEN, CHARLES A.
Birth: Groveland, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 8th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

GOLDSBERY, ANDREW E.
Birth: St. Charles, Kane County, Ill.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 127th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 9 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

GOODALL, FRANCIS H.
Birth: Bath, N.H.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 11th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 14 December 1894.
Citation: With the assistance of another soldier brought a wounded comrade into the lines, under heavy fire.

GOODMAN, WILLIAM E.
Born: 10 December 1838, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 147th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 11 January 1894.
Citation: Rescued the colors of the 107th Ohio Volunteers from the enemy.

GOODRICH, EDWIN
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company D, 9th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: Near Cedar Creek, Va., November 1864.
Date of issue: 14 May 1894.
Citation: While the command was falling back, he returned, and in the face of the enemy rescued a sergeant from under his fallen horse.

GOULD, CHARLES G.
Birth: Windham, Vt.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company H, 5th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 30 July 1890.
Citation: Among the first to mount the enemy's works in the assault, he received a serious bayonet wound in the face, was struck several times with clubbed muskets, but bravely stood his ground, and with his sword killed the man who bayoneted him.

GOULD, NEWTON T.
Birth: Elk Grove, Ill,
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 113th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 6 September 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

GOURAUD, GEORGE E.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain and aide-de-camp, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Honey Hill, S.C., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 21 August 1893.
Citation: While under severe fire of the enemy, which drove back the command, rendered valuable assistance in rallying the men.

GRACE, PETER
Birth: 18 March 1845, Berkshire, Mass. (March 1845, in Ireland)
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 83d Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 5 May 1864.
Date of issue: 27 December 1894.
Citation: Singlehanded, rescued a comrade from 2 Confederate guards, knocking down one and compelling surrender of the other.

GRAHAM, THOMAS N.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 15th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 15 February 1897.
Citation: Seized the colors from the color bearer, who had been wounded, and, exposed to a terrible fire, carried them forward, planting them on the enemy's breastworks.

GRANT, GABRIEL
Born: Newark, N.J.
Rank and organization: Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Fair Oaks, Va., 1 June 1862.
Date of issue: 21 July 1897.
Citation: Removed severely wounded officers and soldiers from the field while under a heavy fire from the enemy, exposing himself beyond the call of duty, thus furnishing an example of most distinguished gallantry.

GRANT, LEWIS A.
Born: 17 January 1828, Winhall, Vt.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 5th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Salem Heights, Va., 3 May 1864.
Date of issue: 11 May 1893.
Citation: Personal gallantry and intrepidity displayed in the management of his brigade and in leading it in the assault in which he was wounded.

GRAUL, WILLIAM
Birth: Reading, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: First to plant the colors of his State on the fortifications.

GRAY, JOHN
Birth: Scotland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 5th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Republic, Va., 9 June 1862.
Date of issue: 14 March 1864.
Citation: Mounted an artillery horse of the enemy and captured a brass 6-pound piece in the face of the enemy's fire and brought it to the rear.

GRAY, ROBERT A.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 21st Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Drurys Bluff, Va., 16 May 1864.
Date of issue: 13 July 1897.
Citation: While retreating with his regiment, which had been repulsed, he voluntarily returned, in face of the enemy's fire, to a former position and rescued a wounded officer of his company who was unable to walk.

GREBE, M. R. WILLIAM
Born: 4 August 1838, Germany.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 4th Missouri Cavalry.
Place and date: At Jonesboro, Ga., 31 August 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1899.
Citation: While acting as aide and carrying orders across a most dangerous part of the battlefield, being hindered by a Confederate advance, seized a rifle, took a place in the ranks and was conspicuous in repulsing the enemy.

GREEN, GEORGE
Born: 1840, England.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 12 January 1892.
Citation: Scaled the enemy's works and in a hand-to-hand fight helped capture the flag of the 18th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).

GREENAWALT, ABRAHAM
Birth: Montgomery County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 104th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of corps headquarters flag (C.S.A.).

GREENE, OLIVER D.
Born: 25 January 1833, Scott, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Major and Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Army.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 13 December 1893.
Citation: Formed the columns under heavy fire and put them into position.

GREGG, JOSEPH O.
Born: 5 January 1841, Circleville, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 133d Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: Near the Richmond & Petersburg Ry., Va., 16 June 1864.
Date of issue: 13 May 1899.
Citation: Voluntarily returned to the breastworks which his regiment had been forced to abandon to notify 3 missing companies that the regiment was falling back; found the enemy already in the works, refused a demand to surrender, returning to his command under a concentrated fire, several bullets passing through his hat and clothing.

GREIG, THEODORE W.
Birth: New York.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company C, 61st New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 10 February 1887.
Citation: A Confederate regiment, the 4th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.), having planted its battle flag slightly in advance of the regiment, this officer rushed forward and seized it, and, although shot through the neck, retained the flag and brought it within the Union lines.

GRESSER, IGNATZ
Born: 15 August 1832, Germany.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, 128th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 12 December 1895.
Citation: While exposed to the fire of the enemy, carried from the field a wounded comrade.

GRIBBEN, JAMES H.
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company C, 2d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 12th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

GRIMSHAW, SAMUEL
Birth: Jefferson County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 52d Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Atlanta. Ga., 6 August 1864.
Date of issue: 5 April 1894.
Citation: Saved the lives of some of his comrades, and greatly imperiled his own by picking up and throwing away a lighted shell which had fallen in the midst of the company.

GRINDLAY, JAMES G.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Colonel, 146th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 14 August 1891.
Citation: The first to enter the enemy's works, where he captured 2 flags.

GRUEB, GEORGE
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 158th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Gallantry in advancing to the ditch of the enemy's works.

GUERIN, FITZ W.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Grand Gulf, Miss., 28-29 April 1863.
Date of issue: 10 March 1896.
Citation: With two comrades voluntarily took position on board the steamer Cheeseman, in charge of all the guns and ammunition of the battery, and remained in charge of the same for a considerable time while the steamer was unmanageable and subjected to a heavy fire from the enemy.

GUINN, THOMAS
Birth: Clinton County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 21 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

GWYNNE, NATHANIEL
Birth: Champaign County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 13th Ohio Cavalry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue. 27 January 1865.
Citation: When about entering upon the charge, this soldier, then but 15 years old, was cautioned not to go in, as he had not been mustered. He indignantly protected and participated in the charge, his left arm being crushed by a shell and amputated soon afterward.

HACK, JOHN
Birth: 1843, Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 3 January 1907.
Citation: Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.

HACK, LESTER G.
Born: 18 January 1841, Bolton, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 5th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 23d Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.) with several of the enemy.

HADLEY, CORNELIUS M.
Born: 27 April 1838, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 9th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At siege of Knoxville, Tenn., 20 November 1863.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: With one companion, voluntarily carried through the enemy's lines important dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Burnside, then besieged within Knoxville, and brought back replies, his comrade's horse being killed and the man taken prisoner.

HADLEY, OSGOOD T.
Birth: Nashua, N.H.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 6th New Hampshire Veteran Infantry.
Place and date: Near Pegram House, Va., 30 September 1864.
Date of issue: 27 July 1896.
Citation: As color bearer of his regiment he defended his colors with great personal gallantry and brought them safely out of the action.

HAGERTY, ASEL
Birth: Canada.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 61st New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HAIGHT, JOHN H.
Born: 1 July 1841, Westfield, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 72d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. At Bristol Station, Va., 27 August 1862. At Manassas, Va., 29-30 August 1862.
Date of issue: 8 June 1888.
Citation: At Williamsburg, Va., voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade off the field in the face of a large force of the enemy; in doing so was himself severely wounded and taken prisoner. Went into the fight at Bristol Station, Va., although severely disabled. At Manassas, volunteered to search the woods for the wounded.

HAIGHT, SIDNEY
Born. 1846, Reading, Mich.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters.
Place and dare: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue. 31 July 1896.
Citation: Instead of retreating, remained in the captured works, regardless of his personal safety and exposed to the firing, which he boldly and deliberately returned until the enemy was close upon him.

HALL, FRANCIS B.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Chaplain, 16th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Salem Heights, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 16 February 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire during the thickest of the fight and carried wounded men to the rear for treatment and attendance.

HALL, HENRY SEYMOUR
Birth: New York
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 27th New York Infantry; and Captain, Company F, 121st New York Infantry.
Place and date. At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862. At Rappallannock Station, Va., 7 November 1863. .
Date of issue: 17 August 1891.
Citation: Although wounded at Gaines Mill, Va., he remained on duty and participated in the battle with his company. At Rappahannock Station, Va., while acting as aide, rendered gallant and prompt assistance in reforming the regiments inside the enemy's works.

HALL, NEWTON H.
Birth: Portage County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 104th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag, believed to have belonged to Steward's Corps (C.S.A.).

HALLOCK, NATHAN M.
Birth: Orange County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 124th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Bristoe Station, Va., 15 June 1863.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation: At imminent peril saved from death or capture a disabled officer of his company by carrying him under a hot musketry fire, to a place of safety.

HAMMEL, HENRY A.
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Grand Gulf, Miss., 28-29 April 1863.
Date of issue: 10 March 1896.
Citation: With two comrades voluntarily took position on board the steamer Cheeseman, in charge of all the guns and ammunition of the battery, and remained in charge of the same for considerable time while the steamer was unmanageable and subjected to a heavy fire from the enemy.

HANEY, MILTON L.
Birth: Ohio.
Rank and organization: Chaplain, 55th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Atlanta, Ga., 22 July 1864.
Date of issue: 3 November 1896.
Citation: Voluntarily carried a musket in the ranks of his regiment and rendered heroic service in retaking the Federal works which had been captured by the enemy.

HANFORD, EDWARD R.
Birth: Allegany County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Woodstock, Va., 9 October 1864.
Date of issue: 14 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 32d Battalion Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).

HANKS, JOSEPH
Birth: Chillicothe, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 37th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 19 November 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily and under fire went to the rescue of a wounded comrade Iying between the lines, gave him water, and brought him off the field.

HANNA, MARCUS A.
Born: 3 November 1842, Bristol, Maine.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 50th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 4 July 1863.
Date of issue: 2 November 1895.
Citation: Voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire to get water for comrades in rifle pits.

HANNA, MILTON
Birth: Lickland County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Nolensville, Tenn., 15 February 1863.
Date of issue: 11 September 1897.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.

HANSCOM, MOSES C.
Birth: Danville, Maine.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 19th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Bristoe Station, Va., 14 October 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of the flag of 26th North Carolina (C.S.A.).

HAPEMAN, DOUGLAS
Born: 15 January 1839, Ephratah, Fulton County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 104th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 20 July 1864.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: With conspicuous coolness and bravery rallied his men under a severe attack, re-formed the broken ranks, and repulsed the attack.

HARBOURNE, JOHN H.
Born: 9 September 1840, England.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 17 June 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1897.
Citation: Capture of flag along with 3 enemy men.

HARDENBERGH, HENRY M.
Birth: Noble County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 39th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Deep Run, Va., 16 August 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865. Posthumous Award
Citation. Capture of flag. He was wounded in the shoulder during this action. He was killed in action at Petersburg on 28 August 1864.

HARING, ABRAM P.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company G, 132d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Bachelors Creek, N.C., 1 February 1864.
Date of issue: 28 June 1890.
Citation: With a command of 11 men, on picket, resisted the attack of an overwhelming force of the enemy.

HARMON, AMZI D.
Birth: Westmoreland County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 20 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HARRINGTON, EPHRAIM W.
Birth: Waterford, Maine.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 2d Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 December 1893.
Citation: Carried the colors to the top of the heights and almost to the muzzle of the enemy's guns.

HARRIS, GEORGE W.
Birth: Schuylkill, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag, wresting it from the color bearer and shooting an officer who attempted to regain it.

HARRIS, JAMES H.
Birth: St. Marys County, Md.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 38th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At New Market Heights, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 18 February 1874.
Citation: Gallantry in the assault.

HARRIS, MOSES
Birth: Andover, N.H.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 1st U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: At Smithfield, Va., 28 August 1864.
Date of issue: 23 January 1896.
Citation: In an attack upon a largely superior force, his personal gallantry was so conspicuous as to inspire the men to extraordinary efforts, resulting in complete rout of the enemy.

HARRIS, SAMPSON
Birth: Noble County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 30th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

HART, JOHN W.
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 3 August 1897.
Citation: Was one of six volunteers who charged upon a log house near the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.

HART, WILLIAM E.
Birth: Rushville, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 8th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Shenandoah Valley, Va., 1864 and 1865.
Date of issue: 3 July 1872.
Citation: Gallant conduct and services as scout in connection with capture of the guerrilla Harry Gilmore, and other daring acts.

HARTRANFT, JOHN F.
Born: 16 December 1830, New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 4th Pennsylvania Militia.
Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861.
Date of issue: 26 August 1886.
Citation: Voluntarily served as an aide and participated in the battle after expiration of his term of service, distinguishing himself in rallying several regiments which had been thrown into confusion.

HARVEY, HARRY
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 22d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag and bearer, with two other prisoners.

HASKELL, FRANK W.
Born: 1843, Benton, Maine.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 3d Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Fair Oaks, Va., 1 June 1862.
Date of issue: 8 December 1898.
Citation: Assumed command of a portion of the left wing of his regiment, all the company officers present having been killed or disabled, led it gallantly across a stream and contributed most effectively to the success of the action.

HASKELL, MARCUS M.
Birth: Chelsea, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 35th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 18 November 1896.
Citation: Although wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, at the risk of his own life he rescued a badly wounded comrade and succeeded in conveying him to a place of safety.

HASTINGS, SMITH H.
Birth: Quincy, Mich.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company M, 5th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At Newbys Crossroads, Va., 24 July 1863.
Date of issue: 2 August 1897.
Citation: While in command of a squadron in rear guard of a cavalry division, then retiring before the advance of a corps of infantry, was attacked by the enemy and, orders having been given to abandon the guns of a section of field artillery with the rear guard that were in imminent danger of capture, he disregarded the orders received and aided in repelling the attack and saving the guns.

HATCH, JOHN P.
Born: 9 January 1822, Oswego, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At South Mountain, Md., 14 September 1862.
Date of issue: 28 October 1893.
Citation: Was severely wounded while leading one of his brigades in the attack under a heavy fire from the enemy.

HAVRON, JOHN H.
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 16 June 1866.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 20 picket artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.

HAWKINS, GARDNER C.
Birth: Pomfret, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company E, 3d Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 30 September 1893.
Citation: When the lines were wavering from the well-directed fire of the enemy, this officer, acting adjutant of the regiment, sprang forward, and with encouraging words cheered the soldiers on and, although dangerously wounded, refused to leave the field until the enemy's works were taken.

HAWKINS, Martin J.
Birth: Mercer County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 33d Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: Georgia, April 1862.
Date of issue: September 1863.
Citation: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

HAWKINS, THOMAS R.
Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 6th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 8 February 1870.
Citation: Rescue of regimental colors.

HAWTHORNE, HARRIS S.
Born: 1832, Salem, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 121st New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 29 December 1894.
Citation: Captured the Confederate Gen. G. W. Custis Lee.

HAYNES, ASBURY F.
Birth: Edinburgh, Maine.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 17th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HAYS, JOHN H.
Birth: Jefferson County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 4th Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Columbus, Ga., 16 April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag and bearer Austin's Battery (C.S.A.).

HEALEY, GEORGE W.
Birth: Dubuque, Iowa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 5th Iowa Cavalry.
Place and date: At Newnan, Ga., 29 July 1864.
Date of issue: 13 January 1899.
Citation: When nearly surrounded by the enemy, captured a Confederate soldier, and with the aid of a comrade who joined him later, captured 4 other Confederate soldiers, disarmed the 5 prisoners, and brought them all into the Union lines.

HEDGES, JOSEPH
Birth: Ohio.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Cavalry.
Place and date: Near Harpeth River, Tenn., 17 December 1864.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: At the head of his regiment charged a field battery with strong infantry supports, broke the enemy's line and, with other mounted troops, captured 3 guns and many prisoners.

HEERMANCE, WILLIAM L.
Born: 28 February 1837, Kinderhook, N Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 6th New York Cavalry
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 30 April 1863.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: Took command of the regiment as its senior officer when surrounded by Stuart's Cavalry. The regiment cut its way through the enemy's line and escaped but Capt. Heermance was desperately wounded, left for dead on the field and was taken prisoner.

HELLER, HENRY
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 66th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 29 July 1892.
Citation: One of a party of 4 who, under heavy fire, voluntarily brought into the Union lines a wounded Confederate officer from whom was obtained valuable information concerning the position of the enemy.

HELMS, DAVID H.
Birth: Dearborn, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 83d Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 26 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

HENRY, GUY V.
Birth: 9 March 1839, Fort Smith, Indian Ter. (now Arkansas)
Rank and organization: Colonel, 40th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 1 June 1864.
Date of issue: 5 December 1893.
Citation: Led the assaults of his brigade upon the enemy's works, where he had 2 horses shot under him.

HENRY, JAMES
Birth: Sunfish, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 113th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 9 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

HENRY, WILLIAM W.
Born: 21 November 1831, Waterbury, Vt.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 10th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864.
Date of issue: 21 December 1892.
Citation: Though suffering from severe wounds, rejoined his regiment and let it in a brilliant charge, recapturing the guns of an abandoned battery.

HERINGTON, PITT B.
Born: 1840, Michigan.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 11th Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: Near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 15 June 1864.
Date of issue: 27 November 1899.
Citation: With one companion and under a fierce fire of the enemy at close range, went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.

HERRON, FRANCIS J.
Born: 17 February 1837, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 9th Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 May 1862.
Date of issue 26 September 1893.
Citation: Was foremost in leading his men, rallying them to repeated acts of daring, until himself disabled and taken prisoner.

HESSELTINE, FRANCIS S.
Born: 10 December 1833, Bangor, Maine.
Rank and organization: Colonel, 13th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Matagorda Bay, Tex., 29-30 December 1863.
Date of issue: 2 March 1895.
Citation: In command of a detachment of 100 men, conducted a reconnaissance for 2 days, baffling and beating back an attacking force of more than a thousand Confederate cavalry, and regained his transport without loss.

HIBSON, JOSEPH C.
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 48th New York Infantry.
Place and date: Near Fort Wagner, S.C., 13 July 1863, Near Fort Wagner, S.C., 14 July 1863; Near Fort Wagner, S.C., 18 July 1863.
Date of issue: 23 October 1897.
Citation: While voluntarily performing picket duty under fire on 13 July 1863, was attacked and his surrender demanded, but he killed his assailant. The day following responded to a call for a volunteer to reconnoiter the enemy's position, and went within the enemy's lines under fire and was exposed to great danger. On 18 July voluntarily exposed himself with great gallantry during an assault, and received 3 wounds that permanently disabled him for active service.

HICKEY, DENNIS W.
Birth: Troy, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 2d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Stony Creek Bridge, Va., 29 June 1864.
Date of issue: 18 April 1891.
Citation: With a detachment of 3 men, tore up the bridge at Stony Creek being the last man on the bridge and covering the retreat until he was shot down.

HICKOK, NATHAN E.
Birth: Danbury, Conn.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 8th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HIGBY, CHARLES
Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Appomattox Campaign, Va., 29 March to 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HIGGINS, THOMAS J.
Birth: Canada.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 99th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 1 April 1898.
Citation: When his regiment fell back in the assault, repulsed, this soldier continued to advance and planted the flag on the parapet, where he was captured by the enemy.

HIGHLAND, PATRICK
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, 23d Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

HILL, EDWARD
Birth: Liberty, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 1 6th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Cold Harbor, Va., 1 June 1864.
Date of issue: 4 December 1893.
Citation: Led the brigade skirmish line in a desperate charge on the enemy's masked batteries to the muzzles of the guns, where he was severely wounded.

HILL, HENRY
Birth: Schuylkill County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 23 September 1897.
Citation: This soldier, with one companion, would not retire when his regiment fell back in confusion after an unsuccessful charge, but instead advanced and continued firing upon the enemy until the regiment re-formed and regained its position.

HILL, JAMES
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company I, 21st Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: At Champion Hill, Miss., 16 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 March 1893.
Citation: By skillful and brave management captured 3 of the enemy's pickets.

HILL, JAMES
Birth. Lyons, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 14th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag, shooting a Confederate officer who was rallying his men with the colors in his hand.

HILLIKER, BENJAMIN F.
Born: 23 May 1843, Golden, Erie County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Musician, Company A, 8th Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and date: At Mechanicsburg, Miss., 4 June 1863.
Date of issue: 17 December 1897.
Citation: When men were needed to oppose a superior Confederate force he laid down his drum for a rifle and proceeded to the front of the skirmish line which was about 120 feet from the enemy. While on this volunteer mission and firing at the enemy he was hit in the head with a minie ball which passed through him. An order was given to "lay him in the shade; he won't last long." He recovered from this wound being left with an ugly scar.

HILLS, WILLIAM G.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 9th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At North Fork, Va., 26 September 1864.
Birth: 26 June 1841, Conewango, N.Y.
Date of issue: 26 September 1893.
Citation: Voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade out of a heavy fire of the enemy.

HILTON, ALFRED B.
Birth: Harford County, Md.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date. At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: When the regimental color bearer fell, this soldier seized the color and carried it forward, together with the national standard, until disabled at the enemy's inner line.

HINCKS, WILLIAM B.
Birth: Bucksport, Me.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 14th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: During the highwater mark of Pickett's charge on 3 July 1863 the colors of the 14th Tenn. Inf. C.S.A. were planted 50 yards in front of the center of Sgt. Maj. Hincks' regiment. There were no Confederates standing near it but several were Iying down around it. Upon a call for volunteers by Maj. Ellis, commanding, to capture this flag, this soldier and 2 others leaped the wall. One companion was instantly shot. Sgt. Maj. Hincks outran his remaining companion running straight and swift for the colors amid a storm of shot. Swinging his saber over the prostrate Confederates and uttering a terrific yell, he seized the flag and hastily returned to his lines. The 14th Tenn. carried 12 battle honors on its flag. The devotion to duty shown by Sgt. Maj. Hlncks gave encouragement to many of his comrades at a crucial moment of the battle.

HODGES, ADDISON J.
Born: 1841, Hillsdale, Mich.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 December 1907.
Citation: Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.

HOFFMAN, HENRY
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company M, 2d Ohio Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HOFFMAN, THOMAS W.
Birth: Perrysburg, Pa.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 208th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 19 July 1895.
Citation: Prevented a retreat of his regiment during the battle.

HOGAN, FRANKLIN
Birth: Center County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: Front of Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 1 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 6th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

HOGARTY, WILLIAM P.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 23d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 22 June 1891.
Citation: Distinguished gallantry in actions while attached to Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery; lost his left arm at Fredericksburg.

HOLCOMB, DANIEL 1.
Birth: Hartford, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 41st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Brentwood Hills, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue. 22 February 1865.
Citation. Capture of Confederate guidon.

HOLEHOUSE, JAMES (JOHN)
Birth. England.
Rank and organization. Private, Company B, 7th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Marye's Heights, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation: With one companion voluntarily and with conspicuous daring advanced beyond his regiment, which had been broken In the assault, and halted beneath the crest. Following the example of these 2 men, the colors were brought to the summit, the regiment was advanced and the position held.

HOLLAND, LEMUEL F.
Birth. Burlington, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Elk River, Tenn., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 30 October 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.

HOLLAND, MILTON M.
Born: 1844, Austin, Tex.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 5th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Took command of Company C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it.

HOLMES, LOVILO N.
Birth: Cattaraugus County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry.
Place and date: At Nolensville, Tenn., 15 February 1863.
Date of issue: 11 September 1897.
Citation: Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack and saved the train.

HOLMES, WILLIAM T.
Birth: Vermilion County, Ill.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 27th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

HOLTON, CHARLES M.
Born: 25 May 1838, Potter, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company A, 7th Michigan Cavalry.
Place and date: At Falling Waters, Va., 14 July 1863.
Date of issue: 21 March 1889.
Citation: Capture of flag of 55th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). In the midst of the battle with foot soldiers he dismounted to capture the flag.

HOLTON, EDWARD A.
Birth: Westminster, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company I, 6th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Lees Mills, Va., 16 April 1862.
Date of issue: 9 July 1892.
Citation: Rescued the colors of his regiment under heavy fire, the color bearer having been shot down while the troops were in retreat.

HOMAN, CONRAD
Birth: Roxbury, Mass.
Rank and organization: Color Sergeant, Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: Near Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 3 June 1869.
Citation: Fought his way through the enemy's lines with the regimental colors, the rest of the color guard being killed or captured.

HOOKER, GEORGE W.
Birth: Salem, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company E, 4th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At South Mountain, Md., 14 September 1862.
Date of issue: 17 September 1891.
Citation: Rode alone, in advance of his regiment, into the enemy's lines, and before his own men came up received the surrender of the major of a Confederate regiment, together with the colors and 116 men.

HOOPER, WILLIAM B.
Birth: Willimantic, Conn.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company L, 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
Place and date: At Chamberlains Creek, Va., 31 March 1865.
Date of issue: 3 July 1865.
Citation: With the assistance of a comrade, headed off the advance of the enemy, shooting two of his color bearers; also posted himself between the enemy and the led horses of his own command, thus saving the herd from capture.

HOPKINS, CHARLES F.
Birth: Warren County, N.J.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 1st New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date: At Gaines Mill, Va., 27 June 1862.
Date of issue: 9 July 1892.
Citation: Voluntarily carried a wounded comrade, under heavy fire, to a place of safety; though twice wounded in the act, he continued in action until again severely wounded.

HORAN, THOMAS
Birth: Unknown.
Rank and organization. Sergeant, Company E, 72d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: In a charge of his regiment this soldier captured the regimental flag of the 8th Florlda Infantry (C.S.A.).

HORNE, SAMUEL B.
Born: 3 March 1843, Ireland
Rank and organization: Captain, Company H, 11th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 19 November 1897.
Citation: While acting as an aide and carrying an important message, was severely wounded and his horse killed but delivered the order and rejoined his general.

HORSFALL, WILLIAM H.
Birth: Campbell County, Ky.
Rank and organization. Drummer, Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry.
Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., 21 May 1862.
Date of issue: 17 August 1895.
Citation: Saved the life of a wounded officer lying between the lines.

HOTTENSTINE, SOLOMON J.
Birth: Lehigh County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 107th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg and Norfolk Railroad, Va., 19 August 1864.
Date of issue: 2 February 1865.
Citation: Captured flag belonging to a North Carolina regiment, and through a ruse led them into the arms of Federal troops.

HOUGH, IRA
Birth: Henry County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 8th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Cedar Creek, Va., 19 October 1864.
Date of issue: 26 October 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HOUGHTON, CHARLES H.
Born: 30 April 1842, Macomb, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company L, 14th New York Artillery.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864; 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: In the Union assault at the Crater (30 July 1864), and in the Confederate assault repelled at Fort Haskell, displayed most conspicuous gallantry and repeatedly exposed himself voluntarily to great danger, was 3 times wounded, and suffered loss of a leg.

HOUGHTON, GEORGE L.
Birth: Canada.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Elk River, Tenn., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 27 March 1900.
Citation: Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.

HOULTON, WILLIAM
Birth: Clymer, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Commissary Sergeant, 1st West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

HOWARD, HENDERSON C.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 11th Pennsylvania Reserves.
Place and date: At Glendale, Va., 30 June 1862.
Date of issue: 30 March 1898.
Citation: While pursuing one of the enemy's sharpshooters, encountered 2 others, whom he bayoneted in hand-to-hand encounters; was 3 times wounded in action.

HOWARD, HIRAM R.
Born. 17 February 1843, Urbana, Ohio.
Rank and organization:. Private, Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry
Place and date. At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 29 July 1892.
Citation: Scaled the enemy's works and in a hand-to-hand fight helped capture the flag of the 18th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A.).

HOWARD, JAMES
Birth: Newton, N.J.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 158th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Battery Gregg, near Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Carried the colors in advance of the line of battle, the flagstaff being shot off while he was planting it on the parapet of the fort.

HOWARD, OLIVER O.
Born: 8 November 1830, Leeds, Maine.
Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: At Fair Oaks, Va., 1 June 1862.
Date of issue: 29 March 1893.
Citation: Led the 61st New York Infantry in a charge in which he was twice severely wounded in the right arm, necessitating amputation.

HOWARD, SQUIRE E.
Birth: Jamaica, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company H, 8th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Bayou Teche, La., 14 January 1863.
Date of issue: 29 January 1894.
Citation: Voluntarily carried an important message through the heavy fire of the enemy to bring aid and save the gunboat Calhoun.

HOWE, ORION P.
Birth: Portage County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Musician, Company C, 55th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 19 May 1863.
Date of issue: 2 3 April 1896.
Citation: A drummer boy, 14 years of age, and severely wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, he persistently remained upon the field of battle until he had reported to Gen. W. T. Sherman the necessity of supplying cartridges for the use of troops under command of Colonel Malmborg.

HOWE, WILLIAM H.
Birth: Haverhill, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Stedman, Va., 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 8 March 1895.
Citation: Served an abandoned gun under heavy fire.

HUBBELL, WILLIAM S.
Born: 19 April 1837, Wolcottville, Conn.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 21st Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 30 September 1864.
Date of issue: 13 June 1894.
Citation: Led out a small flanking party and by a clash and at great risk captured a large number of prisoners.

HUDSON, AARON R.
Birth: Madison County, Ky.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 17th Indiana Mounted Infantry.
Place and date: At Culloden, Ga., April 1865.
Date of issue: 17 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of Worrill Grays (C.S.A.).

HUGHES, OLIVER
Born: 21 January 1841, Fentress County, Tenn.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 12th Kentucky Infantry.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 24 June 1864.
Date of issue: 1 August 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 11th South Carolina (C.S.A.).

HUGHEY, JOHN
Birth: Highland, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company L, 2d Ohio Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 38th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

HUIDEKOPER, HENRY S.
Born: 17 July 1839, Meadville, Pa.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, 150th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863.
Date of issue: 27 May 1905.
Citation: While engaged in repelling an attack of the enemy, received a severe wound of the right arm, but instead of retiring remained at the front in command of the regiment.

HUNT, LOUIS T.
Birth: Montgomery County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 6th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 12 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

HUNTER, CHARLES A.
Birth: Spencer, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 34th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: In the assault on Fort Gregg, bore the regimental flag bravely and was among the foremost to enter the work.

HUNTERSON, JOHN C.
Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: On the Peninsula, Va., 5 June 1862.
Date of issue: 2 August 1897.
Citation: While under fire, between the lines of the 2 armies, voluntarily gave up his own horse to an engineer officer whom he was accompanying on a reconnaissance and whose horse had been killed, thus enabling the officer to escape with valuable papers in his possession.

HYATT, THEODORE
Birth: Pennsylvania
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company D, 127th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 9 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

HYDE, THOMAS W.
Birth: Italy.
Rank and organization: Major, 7th Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
Date of issue: 8 April 1891.
Citation: Led his regiment in an assault on a strong body of the enemy's infantry and kept up the fight until the greater part of his men had been killed or wounded, bringing the remainder safely out of the fight.

HYMER, SAMUEL
Born: 17 May 1829, Harrison County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 115th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Buzzard's Roost Gap, Ga., 13 October 1864.
Date of issue: 28 March 1896.
Citation: With only 41 men under his command, defended and held a blockhouse against the attack of Hood's Division for nearly 10 hours, thus checking the advance of the enemy and insuring the safety of the balance of the regiment, as well as that of the 8th Kentucky Infantry, then stationed at Ringgold, Ga.

ILGENFRITZ, CHARLES H.
Birth: York County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 207th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Sedgwick, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: The color bearer falling, pierced by 7 balls, he immediately sprang forward and grasped the colors, planting them upon the enemy's forts amid a murderous fire of grape, canister, and musketry from the enemy.

IMMELL, LORENZO D.
Birth: Ross, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 2d U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Wilsons Creek, Mo., 10 August 1861.
Date of issue: 19 July 1890.
Citation: Bravery in action.

INGALLS, LEWIS J.
Birth: Boston, Mass.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 8th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Boutte Station, La., 4 September 1862.
Date of issue: 20 October 1899.
Citation: A railroad train guarded by about 60 men on flat cars having been sidetracked by a misplaced switch into an ambuscade of guerrillas who were rapidly shooting down the unprotected guards, this soldier, under a severe fire in which he was wounded, ran to another switch and, opening it, enabled the train and the surviving guards to escape.

INSCHO, LEONIDAS H.
Birth: Chatham, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 12th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At South Mountain, Md., 14 September 1862.
Date of issue: 31 January 1894.
Citation: Alone and unaided and with his left hand disabled, captured a Confederate captain and 4 men.

IRSCH, FRANCIS
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 45th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863.
Date of issue: 27 May 1892.
Citation: Gallantry in flanking the enemy and capturing a number of prisoners and in holding a part of the town against heavy odds while the Army was rallying on Cemetery Hill.

IRWIN, PATRICK
Born: 1839, Ireland.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company H, 14th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Jonesboro, Ga., 1 September 1864.
Date of issue: 28 April 1896.
Citation: In a charge by the 14th Michigan Infantry against the entrenched enemy was the first man over the line of works of the enemy, and demanded and received the surrender of Confederate Gen. Daviel Govan and his command.

JACKSON, FREDERICK R.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company F, 7th Connecticut Infantry.
Place and date: At James Island, S.C., 16 June 1862.
Birth: New Haven, Conn.
Date of issue: 1863.
Citation: Having his left arm shot away in a charge on the enemy, he continued on duty, taking part in a second and a third charge until he fell exhausted from the loss of blood.

JACOBSON, EUGENE P.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 74th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 29 March 1865.
Citation: Bravery in conducting a scouting party in front of the enemy.

JAMES, ISAAC
Birth: Montgomery County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 110th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

JAMES, MILES
Birth: Princess Anne County, Va.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 36th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 30 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Having had his arm mutilated, making immediate amputation necessary, he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward; this within 30 yards of the enemy's works.

JAMIESON, WALTER
Birth: France.
Rank and organization: 1st Sergeant, Company B, 139th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864; At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation: Voluntarily went between the lines under a heavy fire at Petersburg, Va., to the assistance of a wounded and helpless officer, whom he carried within the Union lines. At Fort Harrison, Va., seized the regimental color, the color bearer and guard having been shot down, and, rushing forward, planted it upon the fort in full view of the entire brigade.

JARDINE, JAMES
Birth: Scotland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 54th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 5 April 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

JELLISON, BENJAMIN H.
Birth: Newburyport, Mass.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 19th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 57th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). He also assisted in taking prisoners.

JENNINGS, JAMES T.
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Weldon Railroad, Va., 20 August 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 55th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

JEWETT, ERASTUS W.
Birth: St. Albans, Vt.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 9th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: At Newport Barracks, N.C., 2 February 1864.
Date of issue: 8 September 1891.
Citation: By long and persistent resistance and burning the bridges kept a superior force of the enemy at a distance and thus covered the retreat of the garrison.

JOHN, WILLIAM
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 37th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 14 July 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

JOHNDRO, FRANKLIN
Birth: Highgate Falls, Vt.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 118th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 30 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of 40 prisoners.

JOHNS, (JONES) ELISHA
Birth: Clinton, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 113th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 9 August 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

JOHNS, HENRY T.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 49th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 27 May 1863.
Date of issue. 25 November 1893.
Citation: Volunteered in response to a call and took part in the movement that was made upon the enemy's works under a heavy fire therefrom ?of a mile in advance of the general assault.

JOHNSON, ANDREW
Birth: Delaware County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 116th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 9 August 1894.
Citation. Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

JOHNSON, FOLLETT
Birth: St. Lawrence, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 60th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At New Hope Church, Ga., 27 May 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1892.
Citation: Voluntarily exposed himself to the fire of a Confederate sharpshooter, thus drawing fire upon himself and enabling his comrade to shoot the sharpshooter.

JOHNSON, JOHN
Born: 25 March 1842, Norway.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 2d Wisconsin Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862; Antietam.
Date of issue: 28 August 1893.
Citation: Conspicuous gallantry in battle in which he was severely wounded. While serving as cannoneer he manned the positions of fallen gunners.

JOHNSON, JOSEPH E.
Born: 5 February 1843, Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pa.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 1 April 1898.
Citation: Though twice severely wounded while advancing in the assault, he disregarded his injuries and was among the first to enter the fort, where he was wounded for the third time.

JOHNSON, RUEL M.
Birth: Unknown
Rank and organization: Major, 100th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Chattanooga, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 24 August 1896.
Citation: While in command of the regiment bravely exposed himself to the fire of the enemy, encouraging and cheering his men.

JOHNSON, SAMUEL
Born: 1845, Fayette County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves.
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.
General Order No.: 160, 30 May 1863.
Citation: Individual bravery and daring in capturing from the enemy 2 colors of the 1st Texas Rangers (C.S.A.), receiving in the act a severe wound.

JOHNSON, WALLACE W.
Birth: Newfield, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 8 August 1900.
Citation: With five other volunteers gallantly charged on a number of the enemy's sharpshooters concealed in a log house, captured them, and brought them into the Union lines.

JOHNSTON, DAVID
Birth: Indiana County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 8th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 16 August 1884.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

JOHNSTON, WILLIE
Birth: Morristown, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Musician, Company D, 3d Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: Unknown.
Date of issue: 16 September 1863.
Citation: Date and place of act not on record in War Department.

JONES, DAVID
Birth: Fayette County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 54th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 June 1894.
Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

JONES, WILLIAM
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company A, 73d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 65th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

JORDAN, ABSALOM
Birth: Brown County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

JOSSELYN, SIMEON T.
Born: 14 January 1842, Buffalo, N.Y.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company C, 13th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 4 April 1898.
Citation: While commanding his company, deployed as skirmishers, came upon a large body of the enemy, taking a number of them prisoner. Lt. Josselyn himself shot their color bearer, seized the colors and brought them back to his regiment.

JUDGE, FRANCIS W.
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company K, 79th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tenn., 29 November 1863.
Date of issue: 2 November 1870.
Citation: The color bearer of the 51st Georgia Infantry. (C.S.A.), having planted his flag upon the side of the work, Sgt. Judge leaped from his position of safety, sprang upon the parapet, and in the face of a concentrated fire seized the flag and returned with it in safety to the fort.

KAISER, JOHN
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 2d U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Richmond, Va., 27 June 1862.
Date of issue: 2 April 1878.
Citation: Gallant and meritorious service during the 7 days' battles before Richmond, Va.

KALTENBACH, LUTHER
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company F, 12th Iowa Infantry.
Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.
Date of issue: 24 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag, of 44th Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.). (Records in his home state after the war indicate it was the flag of the 5th Mississippi Infantry.)

KANE, JOHN
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company K, 100th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 12 May 1865.
Citation: Gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg.

KAPPESSER, PETER
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 149th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 24 November 1863.
Date of issue: 28 June 1865.
Citation: Capture of Confederate flag (Bragg's army).

KARPELES, LEOPOLD
Birth: Hungary.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 57th Massachusetts Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 30 April 1870.
Citation: While color bearer, rallied the retreating troops and induced them to check the enemy's advance.

KAUSS (KAUTZ), AUGUST
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 15th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag.

KEELE, JOSEPH
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 182d New York Infantry.
Place and date: At North Anna River, Va., 23 May 1864.
Date of issue: 25 October 1867.
Citation: Voluntarily and at the risk of his life carried orders to the brigade commander, which resulted in saving the works his regiment was defending.

KEEN, JOSEPH S.
Born: 24 July 1843, England.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 13th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: Near Chattahoochee River, Ga., 1 October 1864.
Date of issue: 4 August 1899.
Citation: While an escaped prisoner of war within the enemy's lines witnessed an important movement of the enemy, and at great personal risk made his way through the enemy's lines and brought news of the movement to Sherman's army.

KEENE, JOSEPH
Birth: England.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 26th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.
Date of issue: 2 December 1892.
Citation: Voluntarily seized the colors after several color bearers had been shot down and led the regiment in the charge.

KELLEY, ANDREW J.
Born: 2 September 1845, Lagrange County, Ind.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 17th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Knoxville, Tenn., 20 November 1863.
Date of issue: 17 April 1900.
Citation: Having voluntarily accompanied a small party to destroy buildings within the enemy's lines whence sharpshooters had been firing, disregarded an order to retire, remained and completed the firing of the buildings, thus insuring their total destruction; this at the imminent risk of his life from the fire of the advancing enemy.

KELLEY, GEORGE V.
Born: 23 March 1843, Massillon, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 104th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., 30 November 1864.
Date of issue: 13 February 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag supposed to be of Cheatham's Corps (C.S.A.).

KELLEY, LEVERETT M.
Birth: 28 September 1841, Schenectady, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 36th Illinois Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863.
Date of issue: 4 April 1900.
Citation: Sprang over the works just captured from the enemy, and calling upon his comrades to follow, rushed forward in the face of a deadly fire and was among the first over the works on the summit, where he compelled the surrender of a Confederate officer and received his sword.

KELLY, ALEXANDER
Birth. Pennsylvania.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company F, 6th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger.

KELLY, DANIEL
Birth: Groveland, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company G, 8th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

KELLY, THOMAS
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 6th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Front Royal, Va., 16 August 1864.
Date of issue: 26 August 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag.

KEMP, JOSEPH
Birth: Lima, Ohio.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company D, 5th Michigan Infantry.
Place and date: At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 31st North Carolina (C.S.A.) in a personal encounter.

KENDALL, WILLIAM W.
Birth: Dubois County, Ind.
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company A, 49th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Black River Bridge, Miss., 17 May 1863.
Date of issue: 12 February 1894.
Citation: Voluntarily led the company in a charge and was the first to enter the enemy's works, taking a number of prisoners.

KENNEDY, JOHN
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Private, Company M, 2d U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At Trevilian Station, Va., 11 June 1864.
Date of issue: 19 August 1892.
Citation: Remained at his gun, res1sting with its implements the advancing cavalry, and thus secured the retreat of his detachment.

KENYON, JOHN S.
Born: 5 May 1843, Grosvenors, Schoharie County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 3d New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Trenton, N.C., 15 May 1862.
Date of issue: 28 September 1897.
Citation: Voluntarily left a retiring column, returned in face of the enemy's fire, helped a wounded man upon a horse, and so enable him to escape capture or death.

KENYON, SAMUEL P.
Birth: Ira, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 24th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creeks, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag.

KEOUGH, JOHN
Birth: Ireland.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 50th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).

KEPHART, JAMES
Birth: Venango County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 13th U.S. Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 19 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 May 1899.
Citation: Voluntarily and at the risk of his life, under a severe fire of the enemy, aided and ass1sted to the rear an officer who had been severely wounded and left on the field.

KERR, THOMAS R.
Born: 24 April 1843, Ireland. (Arlington National Cemetary: 1842, Pennsylvania)
Rank and organization: Captain, Company C, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Place and date: At Moorfield, W. Va., 7 August 1864.
Date of issue: 13 June 1894.
Citation: After being most desperately wounded, he captured the colors of the 8th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).

KIGGINS, JOHN
Birth: Syracuse, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, 149th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Lookout Mountain, Tenn., 24 November 1863.
Date of issue: 12 January 1892.
Citation: Waved the colors to save the lives of the men who were being fired upon by their own batteries, and thereby drew upon himself a concentrated fire from the enemy.

KIMBALL, JOSEPH
Birth: Littleton, N.H.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 2d West Virginia Cavalry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 3 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 6th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

KINDIG, JOHN M.
Birth: East Liberty, Pa
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 63d Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. .
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation: Capture of flag of 28th North Carolina Infantry. (C.S.A.).

KING, HORATIO C.
Born: 22 December 1837, Portland, Maine.
Rank and organization: Major and Quartermaster, U.S. Volunteers.
Place and date: Near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., 31 March 1865.
Date of issue: 23 September 1897.
Citation: While serving as a volunteer aide, carried orders to the reserve brigade and participated with it in the charge which repulsed the enemy.

KING, RUFUS, JR.
Birth: New York.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Artillery.
Place and date: At White Oak Swamp Bridge, Va., 30 June 1862.
Date of issue: 2 April 1898.
Citation: This officer, when his captain was wounded, succeeded to the command of two batteries while engaged against a superior force of the enemy and fought his guns most gallantly until compelled to retire.

KINSEY, JOHN
Birth: Lancaster County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 18 May 1864.
Date of issue: 2 March 1897.
Citation: Seized the colors, the color bearer having been shot, and with great gallantry succeeded in saving them from capture.

KIRBY, DENNIS T.
Born: 14 September 1838, Niagara, County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Major, 8th Missouri Infantry.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 31 January 1894.
Citation: Seized the colors when the color bearer was killed and bore them himself in the assault.

KIRK, JONATHAN C.
Birth: Clinton County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company F, 20th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At North Anna River, Va., 23 May 1864.
Date of issue: 13 June 1894.
Citation: Volunteered for dangerous service and single-handedly captured 13 armed Confederate soldiers and marched them to the rear.

KLINE, HARRY
Birth: Germany.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 40th New York Infantry.
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag.

KLOTH, CHARLES H.
Birth: Europe.
Rank and Organization: Private, Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 15 January 1895.
Citation: Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.

KNIGHT, CHARLES H.
Birth: Keene, N.H.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 9th New Hampshire Infantry.
Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.
Date of issue: 27 July 1896.
Citation. In company with a sergeant, was the first to enter the exploded mine; was wounded but took several prisoners to the Federal lines.

KNIGHT, WILLIAM J.
Born: 29 January 1837, Apple Creek. Wayne County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 21st Ohio Infantry.
Place and date. Georgia, April 1862.
Date of issue: September 1863.
Citation. One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

KNOWLES, ABIATHER J.
Born: 15 March 1830, LaGrange, Maine.
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 2d Maine Infantry.
Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861
Date of issue: 27 December 1894.
Citation: Removed dead and wounded under heavy fire.

KNOX, EDWARD M.
Birth: New York, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 15th New York Battery.
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 18 October 1892.
Citation: Held his ground with the battery after the other batteries had fallen back until compelled to draw his piece off by hand; he was severely wounded.

KOOGLE, JACOB
Birth: Frederick, Md.
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company G, 7th Maryland Infantry.
Place and date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation: Capture of battle flag.

KOUNTZ, JOHN S.
Birth: Maumee, Ohio
Rank and organization: Musician, Company G, 37th Ohio Infantry.
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863. .
Date of issue: 13 August 1895.
Citation: Seized a musket and joined in the charge in which he was severely wounded.

KRAMER, THEODORE L.
Birth: Luzerne County, Pa.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Place and date: At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation: Took one of the first prisoners, a captain.

KRETSINGER, GEORGE
Birth: Herkimer County, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Private, Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery.
Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.
Date of issue: 20 July 1897.
Citation: Carried with others by hand a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.

KUDER, ANDREW
Birth: Groveland, N.Y.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company G, 8th New York Cavalry.
Place and date: At Waynesboro, Va., 2 March 1865.
Date of issue: 26 March 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag.

KUDER, JEREMIAH
Birth: Seneca County, Ohio.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company A, 74th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Jonesboro, Ga., 1 September 1864.
Date of issue: 7 April 1865.
Citation: Capture of flag of 8th and 19th Arkansas (C.S.A.).

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