Medal of Honor Action Place: Petersburg & Fort Harrison, Virginia, USA
Citation
Voluntarily went between the lines under a heavy fire at Petersburg, Va., to the assistance of a wounded and helpless officer, whom he carried within the Union lines. At Fort Harrison, Va., seized the regimental color, the color bearer and guard having been shot down, and, rushing forward, planted it upon the fort in full view of the entire brigade.
Medal of Honor Recipient Walter Jamieson
Additional Details
Accredited to: New York, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 5, 1898
Born: 1842, Boulogne, France
Died: December 6, 1904, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery (Private) (10-178 NE), Brooklyn, NY, United States