Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
John William Hart
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
6th Pennsylvania Reserves - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 2, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Was one of six volunteers who charged upon a log house near the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 3, 1897
- Born: July 30, 1833, Germany
- Died: June 2, 1908, Cumberland, MD, United States
- Buried: St. Luke's Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (East Div. #6), Cumberland, MD, United States
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