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.

Medal of Honor Recipient Christian A. Fleetwood

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