Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
John Morehead Scott
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
21st Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Findley, Hancock County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: Yes
- Presentation Date & Details: August 4, 1866
- Born: January 1, 1839, Stark County, OH
- Died: June 18, 1862
- Buried: Chattanooga National Cemetery (MH) (H-11182), Chattanooga, TN
- Location of Medal: Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History, Kennesaw, GA