Morning Phase |
# |
Name/
Rank
|
Regiment
Brigade/Corps |
Approximate Area of the Battlefield |
Action |
1 |
Beyer, Hillary
2nd Lieutenant |
90th PA
Christian/I |
East Woods |
Cared for wounded comrades |
2 |
Cleveland, Charles F. Private |
26th NY
Christian/I |
East Woods |
Carried colors into action after color bearer had been shot |
3 |
Cook, John
Bugler |
Bat B, 4th U.S.
Campbell/I |
Just west of the Cornfield |
15 year old, acted as cannoneer under severe fire |
4 |
Gresser, Ignatz
Corporal |
128th PA
Crawford/XII |
Cornfield |
Carried wounded comrade from the field |
5 |
Hogarty, William P.
Private |
23rd NY
Patrick/I |
Just west of the Cornfield |
Assisted Battery B, 4th US Artillery |
6 |
Johnson, Samuel
Private |
9th PA
Anderson/I |
North Woods/
Cornfield |
Wounded while capturing two colors |
7 |
Murphy, John P.
Private |
5th OH
Tyndale/XII |
Dunker Church
|
Captured flag of 13th AL |
8 |
Orth, Jacob G.
Corporal |
28th PA
Tyndale/XII |
Dunker Church
|
Captured flag supposedly of the 7th SC |
9 |
Paul, William
Private |
90th PA
Christian/I |
East Woods |
Carried colors into action after color bearer had been shot |
Midday Phase |
10 |
Child, Benjamin H.
Corporal |
Bat A, 1st RI
Tompkins/II |
Just behind todays Visitor Center |
Wounded, but returned to command his cannon |
11 |
Greig, Theodore W.
2nd Lieutenant |
61st NY
Caldwell/II |
Bloody Lane |
Captured flag although wounded
in the neck |
12 |
Tanner, Charles B.
2nd Lieutenant |
1st DE
French/II |
Bloody Lane |
Wounded 3 times while recovering his regiment's colors |
13 |
Wright, Samuel C.
Private |
29th MA
Meagher/II |
Just north of
Bloody Lane |
Removed fence blocking advance while under fire |
Afternoon Phase |
14 |
Haskell, Marcus M.
Sergeant |
35th MA
Ferrero/IX |
Burnside Bridge |
Carried wounded comrade from field even though he was wounded |
15 |
Libaire, Adolphe
Captain |
9th NY
Fairchild/IX |
High ground west
of Burnside Bridge |
Carried colors after entire color guard was shot down |
16 |
Whitman, Frank M.
Private |
35th MA
Ferrero/IX |
Burnside Bridge |
Instrumental in saving lives of several comrades |
Other Events |
17 |
Carter, John
2nd Lieutenant |
33rd NY
Irwin, VI |
Just east of Dunker
Church |
Led counter-charge |
18 |
Curran, Richard
Asst. Surgeon |
33rd NY
Irwin, VI |
Just east of Dunker
Church |
Voluntarily carried wounded comrades from the battle line |
19 |
Greene, Oliver D.
Lt. Colonel |
Asst. Adj. Gen.
to Franklin/VI |
East Woods |
Formed lines under heavy fire |
20 |
Hyde, Thomas
Major |
7th ME
Irwin, VI |
Piper Farm south
of Bloody Lane |
Led assault on a strong body of the enemy's infantry |