Unit/Command: Company A, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: April 2, 1865
Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily took the colors, whose bearer had been disabled, and, although himself severely wounded, carried the same until the enemy's works were taken.
Medal of Honor Recipient John C. Matthews
Additional Details
Accredited to: Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: February 13, 1891
Born: March 29, 1845, Westmoreland County, PA, United States
Died: October 24, 1934, Akron, OH, United States
Buried: Homewood Cemetery (PMH) (3-179), Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Location of Medal:
Soldier & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA