Unit/Command: Company C, 6th Massachusetts Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 15, 1863
Medal of Honor Action Place: Carrsville, Virginia, USA
Citation
When ordered to retreat, this soldier turned and rushed back to the front, in the face of heavy fire from the enemy, in an endeavor to rescue his wounded comrades, remaining by them until overpowered and taken prisoner.
Medal of Honor Recipient Joseph S. Sweatt
Additional Details
Accredited to: Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: March 22, 1892
Born: October 23, 1843, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH, United States
Died: February 14, 1914, East Billerica, MA, United States
Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery (MH) (Oak Ave. 55-3), Medford, MA, United States