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John Wilson Sprague

Details
  • Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Brevet Major General)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    63d Ohio Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: July 22, 1862
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Decatur, Georgia, USA
Citation
With a small command defeated an overwhelming force of the enemy and saved the trains of the corps.
Medal of Honor Recipient John W. Sprague
Medal of Honor Recipient John W. Sprague
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
  • Awarded Posthumously: Yes
  • Presentation Date & Details: January 18, 1894
  • Born: April 4, 1817, White Creek, Washington County, NY, United States
  • Died: December 24, 1893
  • Buried: Old Tacoma Cemetery (A-29-4), Tacoma, WA, United States
 

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