Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

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

Nathan Huntley Edgerton

Details

Rank: First Lieutenant & Adjutant (Highest Rank: Captain)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
6th U.S. Colored Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: September 29, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA

Citation

Took up the flag after three color bearers had been shot down and bore it forward, though himself wounded

Medal of Honor Recipient Nathan H. Edgerton

Additional Details

Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Born: August 25, 1838, Barnesville, Belmont County, OH, United States
Died: October 27, 1932, Agness, OR, United States
Buried: At his mountain homestead, Agnes, OR, United States