Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
James Calvin Summers
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company H,
4th West Virginia 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 charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 25, 1895
- Born: February 14, 1838, on Elk River six miles above Charleston, Kanawha County, WV, United States
- Died: May 9, 1927, Frame, WV, United States
- Buried: Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery (reinterred on 31 Oct. 2019 from Summers Cemetery, Elkview, West Virginia), Dunbar, WV, United States