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

John Henry Moffitt

Details
  • Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Sergeant)
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company C,
    16th New York Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: June 27, 1862
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Gaines' Mill, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily took up the regimental colors after several color bearers had been shot down and carried them until himself wounded.
Medal of Honor Recipient John H. Moffitt
Medal of Honor Recipient John H. Moffitt
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: March 3, 1891
  • Born: January 8, 1843, Chazy, Clinton County, NY, United States
  • Died: August 14, 1926, Plattsburg, NY, United States
  • Buried: Mount Carmel Cemetery (C-18-1,2,3-6), Plattsburg, NY, United States
 

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