Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
James Milton Pipes
Details
- Rank: Captain
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company A,
140th Pennsylvania Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 25, 1864
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg & Reams Station, Pennsylvania & Virginia, USA
Citation
While a sergeant and retiring with his company before the rapid advance of the enemy at Gettysburg, he and a companion stopped and carried to a place of safety a wounded and helpless comrade; in this act both he and his companion were severely wounded. A year later, at Reams Station, Va., while commanding a skirmish line, voluntarily assisted in checking a flank movement of the enemy, and while so doing was severely wounded, suffering the loss of an arm.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: April 5, 1898
- Born: November 10, 1840, Morrisville, Bucks County, PA, United States
- Died: December 1, 1928, Washington, DC, United States
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PMH) (3-1332-A), Arlington, VA, United States