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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.
Medal of Honor Recipient Josiah O. Livingston
Medal of Honor Recipient Josiah O. Livingston
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
 

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