HILL, JAMES - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Sergeant, Company C, 14th New York Heavy Artillery.
Place and date:   At Petersburg, Va., 30 July 1864.

Entered service at:   Lyons, N.Y. Birth. Lyons, N.Y.

Date of issue:   1 December 1864.

Citation:   Capture of flag, shooting a Confederate officer who was rallying his men with the colors in his hand.

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)