Unit/Command: Company C, 1st Battalion, 13th U.S. Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 19, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Citation
At the assault on the Confederate works at Vicksburg, Miss., May 19, 1863, Mr. Kephart then a private of Company C, 1st Battalion, 13th U.S. Infantry, voluntarily and at the risk of his life, when the Battalion was about to retreat, returned, and under a severe fire of the enemy, aided and assisted to the rear an officer who had been severely wounded and left on the field, thereby saving him from capture.
Medal of Honor Recipient James Kephart
Additional Details
Accredited to: Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 13, 1899
Born: April 22, 1842, Venango County, PA, United States
Died: April 27, 1932, Gooding, ID, United States
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery (MH) (3-10-28), Gooding, ID, United States