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Years of service
  
1862 - 1865

Rank
  
Private


Battles/wars
  
American Civil War

Name
  
Richard Gage

Richard Gage

Died
  
April 28, 1903 (aged 60–61)

Place of burial
  
Woodside Cemetery, Seneca, LaSalle County, Illinois

Unit
  
Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry

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Richard J. Gage (1842 – April 28, 1903) was a soldier in the 104th Illinois Infantry during the American Civil War. On July 2, 1863 he volunteered for an attack on a blockhouse by the Elk River in Tennessee. On October 30, 1897 he received the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration in the U.S. military, for his participation in this action.

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Gage joined the 104th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga, and was incarcerated at Libby Prison for the next 6 months. Gage was discharged in February 1865.

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Medal of Honor citation

Gage's Medal of Honor citation reads:

Voluntarily joined a small party that, under a heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge.

References

Richard Gage Wikipedia