Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Louis Jeanottelle Sacriste
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brevet Major)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
116th Pennsylvania Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: October 14, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Chancellorsville & Auburn, Virginia, USA
Citation
Saved from capture a gun of the 5th Maine Battery. Voluntarily carried orders which resulted in saving from destruction or capture the picket line of the 1st Division, 2d Army Corps.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 31, 1889
- Born: June 15, 1843, New Castle County, DE, United States
- Died: August 18, 1904, La Grange, IL, United States
- Buried: Mount Carmel Cemetery (D-5-8-1) , Hillside, IL, United States