Unit/Command: Company C, 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
Carried the colors 50 yards in advance of his regiment, and after being painfully wounded attempted to crawl into the enemy's works in an endeavor to plant his flag thereon.
Medal of Honor Recipient Joseph Fisher
Additional Details
Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: January 16, 1894
Born: August 24, 1843, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, United States
Died: October 8, 1903
Buried: Fernwood Cemetery (MH) (32-158), Fernwood, PA, United States