Rank: First Sergeant (Highest Rank: Brevet Major U.S. Vols.)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command: Company K, 79th New York Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: November 29, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Citation
The color bearer of the 51st Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.), having planted his flag upon the side of the work, Sgt. Judge leaped from his position of safety, sprang upon the parapet, and in the face of a concentrated fire seized the flag and returned with it in safety to the fort.
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: November 2, 1870
Born: February 10, 1838, England
Died: December 3, 1904, New York, NY, United States
Buried: The Green-Wood Cemetery (31870-207), Brooklyn, NY, United States