Unit/Command: Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Voluntarily assisted a wounded comrade to a place of apparent safety while the enemy were in close proximity; he received the fire of the enemy and a wound which resulted in the amputation of his left leg.
Medal of Honor Recipient James J. Purman
Additional Details
Accredited to: Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: October 30, 1896
Born: 1841, Greene County, PA, United States
Died: May 10, 1915, Washington, DC, United States
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (1-615), Arlington, VA, United States
Location of Medal:
Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA