Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Levi B Gaylord
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
29th Massachusetts Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: March 25, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Stedman, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily assisted in working an abandoned gun, while exposed to heavy fire, until the enemy's advancing line was routed by a charge on its left flank.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: June 22, 1896
- Born: September 23, 1840, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
- Died: December 6, 1900, Dorchester, MA, United States
- Buried: Cohasset Central Cemetery (MH), Cohasset, MA, United States