Medal of Honor Action Place: Prairie Grove, Arkansas, USA
Citation
Gallantly charged the position of the enemy at the head of his regiment, after two other regiments had been repulsed and driven down the hill, and captured a battery; was severely wounded.
Medal of Honor Recipient John C. Black
Additional Details
Accredited to: Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: October 31, 1893
Born: January 27, 1839, Lexington, Holmes County, MS, United States
Died: August 17, 1915, Chicago, IL, United States
Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery (PM) (12-54), Danville, IL, United States