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

John P Beech

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company B,
    4th New Jersey Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 12, 1864
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily assisted in working the guns of a battery, all the members of which had been killed or wounded.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 1, 1894
  • Born: May 1, 1844, England
  • Died: November 27, 1926
  • Buried: Mercer Cemetery, Trenton, NJ, United States
 

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