The Medal of Honor traces its inception to the Civil War by an act of Congress signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on December 21, 1861. As the only military award authorized during the American Civil War, the Medal of Honor was presented for meritorious actions that would not necessarily be recognized by the Armed Services today. Search the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System to find the men who were accorded this military decoration. Information on the sources of these records may be found here.
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- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 62d New York Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Severely wounded while carrying the colors, he continued at his post, under fire, until ordered to the rear. *At Fredericksburg and Salem Heights, VA, 3-4 May 1863
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 2d Ohio Infantry
- Citation State: Georgia
Nineteen of twenty-two men (including two civilians) who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into the enemy's territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 96th New York Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Gallantry in placing the colors of his regiment on the fort.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 11th Iowa Infantry
- Citation State: Georgia
With one companion and under a fierce fire from the enemy at short range went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 10th Vermont Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Though suffering from severe wounds, rejoined his regiment and led it in a brilliant charge, recapturing the guns of an abandoned battery.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 15th Indiana Infantry
- Citation State: Tennessee
Went to the front during a desperate contest and unaided carried to the rear several wounded and helpless soldiers.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry
- Citation State: Virginia
Capture of unknown Confederate flag.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Went outside the trenches, under heavy fire at short range, and rescued a comrade who had been wounded and thrown out of the trench by an exploding shell.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 4th Massachusetts Cavalry
- Citation State: South Carolina
Volunteered as a member of a boat crew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 47th Ohio Infantry
- Citation State: Mississippi
Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
- Citation State: Virginia
Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 146th New York Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Capture of flag.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 40th New York Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
This soldier, at Williamsburg, Va., than a corporal, at great personal risk, voluntarily saved the lives of and brought from the battlefield two wounded comrades. A year later, at Chancellorsville, voluntarily, and at great per- sonal risk, brought from the field of battle and saved the life of Capt. George B. Carse, Company C, 40th New York Volunteer Infantry. Place and Date: (Also) Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry
- Citation State: Virginia
While under fire, between the lines of the two armies, voluntarily gave up his own horse to an engineer officer whom he was accompanying on a reconnaissance and whose horse had been killed, thus enabling the officer to escape with valuable papers in his possession.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 6th Wisconsin Infantry
- Citation State: Pennsylvania
Capture of flag of 2d Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.).
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 5th New York Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Under heavy fire voluntarily carried information to a battery commander that enabled him to save his guns from capture. Was severely wounded, but refused to go to the hospital, and participated in the remainder of the campaign.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 17th Michigan Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Captured the colonel commanding the Confederate brigade that charged the Union batteries; on the same day rescued an officer of his regiment from the enemy.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 11th Iowa Infantry
- Citation State: Georgia
With one companion and under a fierce fire of the enemy at close range, went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 5th Vermont Infantry
- Citation State: Virginia
Capture of flag of 23rd Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.)
- Side: Union
- Battle Unit: 2d Corps
*Between Catlett and Fairfax Stations, Va., 13-15 Oct 1863 Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and- night march, and without the usual military escort, armed his teamsters and personally commanded them, successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon. [Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster]
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