Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party, and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.
Medal of Honor Recipient James A. Barber
Additional Details
Accredited to: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 20, 1866
Born: July 11, 1841, Westerly, Washington County, RI, United States
Died: June 26, 1925
Buried: River Bend Cemetery (MH), Westerly, RI, United States