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Stephen Rought

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company A,
    141st Pennsylvania Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 6, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Wilderness Campaign, Virginia, USA
Citation
Capture of flag of the 13th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).
Medal of Honor Recipient Stephen Rought
Medal of Honor Recipient Stephen Rought
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Crampton, Pennsylvania
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: December 1, 1864
  • Born: April 3, 1840, Bradford County, PA, United States
  • Died: March 16, 1919, Wyalusing, PA, United States
  • Buried: Springhill Cemetery, Lacyville, PA, United States
 
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