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James B Bell

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Buried at
  
Gettysburg, Ohio


Rank
  
Sergeant

Name
  
James Bell

Born
  
August 9, 1835 Branot, Ohio (
1835-08-09
)

Died
  
June 30, 1910(1910-06-30) (aged 74)

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Unit
  
Company H, 11th Ohio Infantry

Service/branch
  
United States Army

Sergeant James B. Bell (August 9, 1835 – June 30, 1910) was an American soldier who fought 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 Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863.

Bell died on June 30, 1910 and is buried in Gettysburg, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Though severely wounded, was first of his regiment on the summit of the ridge, planted his colors inside the enemy's works, and did not leave the field until after he had been wounded 5 times.

References

James B. Bell Wikipedia