Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Josiah O Livingston
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant & Adjutant (Highest Rank: Captain)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
9th Vermont Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: February 2, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Newport Barracks, North Carolina, USA
Citation
When, after desperate resistance, the small garrison had been driven back to the river by a vastly superior force, this officer, while a small force held back the enemy, personally fired the railroad bridge, and, although wounded himself, assisted a wounded officer over the burning structure.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: September 8, 1891
- Born: February 3, 1837, Walden, Caledonia County, VT, United States
- Died: July 23, 1917
- Buried: Robinson Cemetery, Calais, VT, United States