WEBB, ALEXANDER S. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.

Entered service at:   New York, N.Y. Born: 15 February 1835, New York, N.Y.

Date of issue:   28 September 1891.

Citation:   Distinguished personal gallantry in leading his men forward at a critical period in the contest.

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)