Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Christian A Fleetwood
Details
- Rank: Sergeant Major
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
4th U.S. Colored Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 29, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA
Citation
Seized the colors, after two color bearers had been shot down, and bore them nobly through the fight.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 6, 1865
- Born: July 21, 1840, Baltimore, Baltimore County, MD, United States
- Died: September 28, 1914, Washington, DC, United States
- Buried: Harmony Memorial Park (MH) (128-4) , Landover, MD, United States
- Location of Medal: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC