Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Nicholas S Bouquet
Details
- Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Sergeant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
1st Iowa Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: August 10, 1861
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Wilson's Creek, Missouri, USA
Citation
Voluntarily left the line of battle, and, exposing himself to imminent danger from a heavy fire from the enemy, Bouquet assisted in capturing a riderless horse at large between the lines and hitching him to a disabled gun, saved the gun from capture.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 16, 1897
- Born: November 14, 1842, Landau, Bavaria, Germany
- Died: December 27, 1912, Burlington, IA, United States
- Buried: Aspen Grove Cemetery (MH) (168-3-4) , Burlington, IA, United States