Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
John Milton Deane
Details
- Rank: Major
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
29th Massachusetts Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: March 25, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Fort Stedman, Virginia, USA
Citation
This officer, observing an abandoned gun within Fort Haskell, called for volunteers, and under a heavy fire, worked the gun until the enemy's advancing line was routed.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 8, 1895
- Born: January 8, 1840, Assonet Village, Bristol County, MA, United States
- Died: September 2, 1914
- Buried: Assonet Burial Grounds (MH), Freetown, MA, United States