Unit/Command: Company D, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Was one of six volunteers who charged upon a log house near the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.
Medal of Honor Recipient James L. Roush
Additional Details
Accredited to: Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: August 3, 1897
Born: February 11, 1838, Bedford County, PA, United States
Died: February 12, 1906, McKee's Gap, PA, United States
Buried: New St. Patrick's Cemetery (MH), Newry, PA, United States