m (→External links: Remove some templates. interwiki links and cleanup) |
m (Remove some templates. interwiki links, delink non military terms, add link to Wikipedia and cleanup, replaced: }} → }} (2)) |
||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
| date = June 26, 2011 |
| date = June 26, 2011 |
||
| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |
| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |
||
| − | | accessdate = January 10, 2012 |
+ | | accessdate = January 10, 2012}}</ref> |
}} |
}} |
||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
| − | * {{Find a Grave|18823 | James Richmond | accessdate=January 10, 2012 |
+ | * {{Find a Grave|18823 | James Richmond | accessdate=January 10, 2012}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond, James}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richmond, James}} |
||
| Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
[[Category:Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War]] |
[[Category:Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War]] |
||
[[Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor]] |
[[Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor]] |
||
| + | |||
| + | {{Wikipedia|James Richmond (Medal of Honor)}} |
||
Revision as of 23:19, 31 December 2013
| James Richmond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1843 |
| Died | June 3, 1864 (aged 20–21) |
| Place of birth | Maine |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | to 1864 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 8th Ohio Infantry |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War • Battle of Gettysburg • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
James Richmond (1843 – June 3, 1864) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Born in 1843 in Maine, Richmond was living in Toledo, Ohio, when he joined the Army. He served during the war as a private in Company F of the 8th Ohio Infantry. On July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg, he captured a Confederate battle flag.[1][2]
He was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House the next year, on May 12, 1864, and died of his injuries weeks later, on June 3. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
For his actions at Gettysburg, Richmond was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on December 1, 1864. His official citation reads simply: "Capture of flag."[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "James Richmond". Military Times. http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=1500. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (M–Z)". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. June 26, 2011. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
External links
- "James Richmond". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18823. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
The original article can be found at James Richmond (Medal of Honor) and the edit history here.