ARCHER, JAMES W. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 59th Indiana Infantry.
Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., 4 October 1862. Entered service at:
Spencer, Ind. Birth: Edgar, Ill. Date of issue: 2 August 1897. Citation:
Voluntarily took command of another regiment, with the consent of one or
more of his seniors, who were present, rallied the command and led it in
the assault.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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