Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Nathaniel C Barker

Details

Rank: Sergeant
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
Company E,
11th New Hampshire Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 12, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Citation

Six color bearers of the regiment having been killed, he voluntarily took both flags of the regiment and carried them through the remainder of the battle.

Medal of Honor Recipient Nathaniel C. Barker

Additional Details

Accredited to: Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: September 23, 1897
at the Mass. Assoc. of N.H. Vets 27 Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass.
Born: September 28, 1836, Piermont, Grafton County, NH, United States
Died: March 7, 1904, Somerville, MA, United States
Buried: Last Rest Cemetery (MH) (17-B), Merrimack, NH, United States