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U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

John H Starkins

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: First Sergeant)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    34th New York Battery
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: November 16, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Campbell Station, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Brought off his piece without losing a man.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Flushing, Queens County, New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: July 30, 1896
  • Born: 1841, Great Neck, Nassau County, NY, United States
  • Died: April 4, 1897, Flushing, NY, United States
  • Buried: Zion Church Cemetery, Little Neck, NY, United States
 

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