Medal of Honor Action Place: Stone River, Tennessee, USA
Citation
Was the first man to cross Stone River and, in the face of a galling fire from the concealed skirmishers of the enemy, led his men up the hillside, driving the opposing skirmishers before them.
Medal of Honor Recipient Milton F. Russell
Additional Details
Accredited to: North Salem, Hendricks County, Indiana
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 28, 1897
Born: September 25, 1836, Hendricks County, IN, United States
Died: July 2, 1908, Oakland, CA, United States
Buried: Odd Fellow Columbarium Cemetery, San Francisco, CA, United States