Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Simeon T Josselyn
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
13th Illinois Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: November 25, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Citation
While commanding his company, deployed as skirmishers, Josselyn came upon a large body of the enemy, taking a number of them prisoner. Lt. Josselyn himself shot their color bearer, seized the colors, and brought them back to his regiment.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Amboy, Lee County, Illinois
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 4, 1898
- Born: January 14, 1842, Buffalo, Erie County, NY, United States
- Died: April 4, 1905, Skagway, AK, United States
- Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery (21-218), Omaha, NE, United States