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Absalom Jordan

Corporal Absalom Jordan, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Corporal Absalom Jordan was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry. Jordan was about 25 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.

Jordan was born in 1840 in Brown County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to North Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. Jordan died on May 3, 1888 in Lovett, Indiana, at the age of about 48. He is buried at Centerville Baptist Church Cemetery in Lovett, Indiana.

Jordan is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 75 credited to Indiana.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Brown County — map
  • Buried: Lovett — map

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Timeline

  1. 1840
    Born in Brown County, Ohio
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age about 25. Company A, 3d Indiana Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 3, 1888
    Died in Lovett, Indiana
    Age about 48.
  5. Resting place
    Centerville Baptist Church Cemetery
    Lovett, Indiana

Biography

Absalom Jordan (c. 1840 - May 3, 1888) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Jordan received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Jordan's medal was won for his capturing a flag at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865 He was honored with the award on May 3, 1865. Jordan was born in Brown County, Ohio, entered service in Madison, Indiana, and was buried in Lovett, Indiana.

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Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

JW John Milton Whitehead Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1862 CS Charles H. Seston Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WT William P. Thompson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ George Lovell Banks Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas J. Box Captain · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.