Medal of Honor Action Place: near Bristoe Station, Virginia, USA
Citation
With one companion returned in the face of the enemy's heavy artillery fire and removed to a place of safety a severely wounded soldier who had been left behind as the regiment fell back.
Medal of Honor Recipient Joseph K. Corson
Additional Details
Accredited to: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: May 13, 1899
Born: November 26, 1836, Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, PA, United States
Died: July 24, 1913, Plymouth Meeting, PA, United States
Buried: West Laurel Hill Cemetery (Bryn Mawr-98-2), Bala-Cynwyd, PA, United States