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

Andrew Johnson

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
  • Unit/Command:
    Company G,
    116th Illinois Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 22, 1863
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Citation
Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Assumption, Christian County, Illinois
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: August 9, 1894
  • Born: 1833, Delaware County, OH, United States
  • Died: February 7, 1912, Tower Hill Township, IL, United States
  • Buried: Tower Hill Cemetery (MH), Tower Hill Township, Tower Hill, IL, United States
 

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