Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
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