<Dl> <Dd> Note: Notes in quotations are derived or are copied from the official Medal of Honor citation </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Note: Notes in quotations are derived or are copied from the official Medal of Honor citation </Dd> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Service </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Unit </Th> <Th> Place of action </Th> <Th> Date of action </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Aaron Anderson </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> E-01 Landsman </Td> <Td> USS Wyandank (1847) </Td> <Td> Mattox Creek, Virginia </Td> <Td> March 17, 1865 </Td> <Td> "Participating with a boat crew in the clearing of Mattox Creek, L / man Anderson carried out his duties courageously in the face of a devastating fire which cut away half the oars, pierced the launch in many places and cut the barrel off a musket being fired at the enemy ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Bruce Anderson </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-01 Private </Td> <Td> 142nd New York Volunteer Infantry </Td> <Td> Second Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina </Td> <Td> January 15, 1865 </Td> <Td> "Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> William H. Barnes </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-01 Private </Td> <Td> 38th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Among the first to enter the enemy's works; although wounded ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Powhatan Beaty </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-08 First Sergeant </Td> <Td> 5th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Blake </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> 0Sailor </Td> <Td> USS Marblehead (1861) </Td> <Td> off Legareville in the Stono River, Johns Island, South Carolina </Td> <Td> December 25, 1863 </Td> <Td> "(I) n an engagement with the enemy on John's Island . Serving the rifle gun, Blake, an escaped slave, carried out his duties bravely throughout the engagement which resulted in the enemy's abandonment of positions, leaving a caisson and one gun behind ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> James H. Bronson </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-08 First Sergeant </Td> <Td> 5th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> William H. Brown </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> E-01 Landsman </Td> <Td> USS Brooklyn (1858) </Td> <Td> Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama </Td> <Td> August 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> "(R) emained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Wilson Brown </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> E-01 Landsman </Td> <Td> USS Hartford </Td> <Td> Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama </Td> <Td> August 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Knocked unconscious into the hold of the ship when an enemy shellburst fatally wounded a man on the ladder above him, Brown, upon regaining consciousness, promptly returned to the shell whip on the berth deck and zealously continued to perform his duties although 4 of the 6 men at this station had been either killed or wounded by the enemy's terrific fire ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Harvey Carney </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-05 Sergeant </Td> <Td> 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina </Td> <Td> July 18, 1863 </Td> <Td> "(G) rasped the flag, led the way to the parapet, and planted the colors thereon . When the troops fell back he brought off the flag, under a fierce fire in which he was twice severely wounded ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Decatur Dorsey </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-04 Corporal </Td> <Td> 39th United States Colored Infantry Regiment </Td> <Td> Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Virginia </Td> <Td> July 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Planted his colors on the Confederate works in advance of his regiment, and when the regiment was driven back to the Union works he carried the colors there and bravely rallied the men ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Christian Fleetwood </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-09 Sergeant Major </Td> <Td> 4th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Seized the colors, after 2 color bearers had been shot down, and bore them nobly through the fight ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Daniel Gardner </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-01 Private </Td> <Td> 36th United States Colored Infantry Regiment </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Rushed in advance of his brigade, shot a rebel officer who was on the parapet rallying his men, and then ran him through with his bayonet ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> James H. Harris </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-05 Sergeant </Td> <Td> 38th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Gallantry in the assault" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thomas R. Hawkins </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-01 Private </Td> <Td> 6th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Deep Bottom, Virginia </Td> <Td> July 21, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Rescue of regimental colors ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Alfred B. Hilton * </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-05 Sergeant </Td> <Td> 4th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "When the regimental color bearer fell, this soldier seized the color and carried it forward, together with the national standard, until disabled at the enemy's inner line ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Milton M. Holland </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-09 Sergeant Major </Td> <Td> 5th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Took command of Company C, after all the officers had been killed or wounded, and gallantly led it ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Miles James </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-04 Corporal </Td> <Td> 36th United States Colored Infantry Regiment </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Having had his arm mutilated, making immediate amputation necessary, he loaded and discharged his piece with one hand and urged his men forward; this within 30 yards of the enemy's works ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alexander Kelly </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-08 First Sergeant </Td> <Td> 6th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Henry Lawson </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> E-01 Landsman </Td> <Td> USS Hartford </Td> <Td> Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama </Td> <Td> August 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> Although "Wounded in the leg and thrown violently against the side of the ship when an enemy shell killed or wounded the 6 - man crew as the shell whipped on the berth deck, Lawson, upon regaining his composure, promptly returned to his station and, although urged to go below for treatment, steadfastly continued his duties ..." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Mifflin </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> 0Engineer's Cook </Td> <Td> USS Brooklyn (1858) </Td> <Td> Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama </Td> <Td> August 5, 1864 </Td> <Td> "(R) emained steadfast at his post and performed his duties in the powder division throughout the furious action which resulted in the surrender of the prize rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joachim Pease </Td> <Td> Navy </Td> <Td> E-01 Seaman </Td> <Td> USS Kearsarge </Td> <Td> off Cherbourg, France </Td> <Td> June 19, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Acting as loader on the No. 2 gun during this bitter engagement, Pease exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended by the divisional officer for gallantry under fire ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robert Pinn </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-08 First Sergeant </Td> <Td> 5th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Took command of his company after all the officers had been killed or wounded and gallantly led it in battle ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Edward Ratcliff </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-08 First Sergeant </Td> <Td> 38th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Commanded and gallantly led his company after the commanding officer had been killed; was the first enlisted man to enter the enemy's works ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andrew Jackson Smith </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-04 Corporal </Td> <Td> 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina </Td> <Td> November 30, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Saving his regimental colors, after the color bearer was killed during al bloody charge called the Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Charles Veale </Td> <Td> Army </Td> <Td> E-01 Private </Td> <Td> 4th U.S. Colored Infantry </Td> <Td> Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia </Td> <Td> September 29, 1864 </Td> <Td> "Seized the national colors after 2 color bearers had been shot down close to the enemy's works, and bore them through the remainder of the battle ." </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Service </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Unit </Th> <Th> Place of action </Th> <Th> Date of action </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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