Buried at Green Mount Cemetery Years of service 1861 - 1864 Rank Captain | Name John Clark Unit 6th Vermont Infantry Role Medal of Honor Awards Medal of Honor | |
Born October 25, 1830
Moretown, Vermont ( 1830-10-25 ) Allegiance United States of America Died August 4, 1898, Montpelier, Vermont, United States Place of burial Green Mount Cemetery, Balti, Maryland, United States | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
John Wesley Clark (October 25, 1830–August 4, 1898) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Clark received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action near Warrenton in Virginia on 28 July 1863. He was honored with the award on 21 December 1892.
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Biography
Clark was born in Moretown, Vermont on 25 October 1830. He was appointed as regimental quartermaster (with rank of first lieutenant) of the 6th Vermont Infantry in September 1861. He was promoted to captain in April 1864, and resigned from the army by the end of the year. Clark died on 4 August 1898 and his remains are interred at the Green Mount Cemetery in Vermont.
Medal of Honor citation
Defended the division train against a vastly superior force of the enemy; he was severely wounded, but remained in the saddle for 20 hours afterward until he had brought his train through in safety.