Years of service 1861–1864 Awards Medal of Honor Battles/wars American Civil War | Name John Hunterson Rank Private Died December 6, 1927 | |
Born August 4, 1841
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 1841-08-04 ) Allegiance United States of America Place of burial Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Service/branch United States Army, Union Army | ||
Battles and wars American Civil War | ||
John C. Hunterson (August 4, 1841 – November 6, 1927) was a Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War.
He mustered in with Company B of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry as a Private on July 23, 1861. He mustered out with his company, August 24, 1864.
Citation
Place and date: On the Peninsula, Va., 5 June 1862. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 2 August 1897. Citation: While under fire, between the lines of the 2 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.
References
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