Battles/wars American Civil War Name Osgood Hadley | Died October 5, 1914 Rank Sergeant Awards Medal of Honor | |
Born January 19, 1838
Nashua, New Hampshire ( 1838-01-19 ) Buried at Worcester County, Massachusetts Allegiance United States of America Place of burial Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | ||
Battles and wars American Civil War Service/branch United States Army | ||
Osgood Towns Hadley (January 19, 1838 - October 5, 1914) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Hadley was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on January 19, 1838 and entered service at Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism on 30 September 1864, while serving as a Corporal with Company E, 6th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, at Pegram House, Virginia. Despite heavy enemy fire, Corporal Hadley retrieved and defended his colors and brought it back to his regiment. His Medal of Honor was issued, on July 27, 1896.
He died at the age of 76, on October 5, 1914 and was buried at the Southborough Rural Cemetery in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The Osgood T. Hadley Memorial Bridge in Southborough, Massachusetts is named in his honor.
Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Osgood Towns Hadley, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 September 1864, while serving with Company E, 6th New Hampshire Veteran Infantry, in action at Pegram House, Virginia. As Color Bearer of his regiment Corporal Hadley defended his colors with great personal gallantry and brought them safely out of the action.