Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Andrew Davidson
Details
- Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Colonel)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
30th U.S. Colored Troops - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 30, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg at the mine, Virginia
Citation
One of the first to enter the enemy's works, where, after his colonel, major, and one-third of the company's officers had fallen, he gallantly assisted in rallying and saving the remnant of the command.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Middlefield, Otsego County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: October 17, 1892
- Born: February 12, 1840, Morebattle, Roxburgshire, Scotland
- Died: November 10, 1902, Bath, NY, US
- Buried: Lakewood Cemetery (MH) (1005), Cooperstown, NY