Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain Alexander Mitchell Beatty received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 5, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 3d Vermont Infantry. Beatty was 35 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 25, 1894, 29 years after the action.
Beatty was born on July 29, 1828 in Ryegate, Caledonia County, Vermont. His Medal of Honor is credited to Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont. Beatty died on March 7, 1907, at the age of 78. He is buried at Summer Street Cemetery in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Records also list him as Beattie, Alexander Mitchell.
Beatty is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Removed, under a hot fire, a wounded member of his command to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- July 29, 1828Born in Ryegate, Caledonia County, Vermont
- June 5, 1864Act of valor — Cold Harbor, VirginiaAge 35. Company F, 3d Vermont Infantry
- April 25, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- March 7, 1907DiedAge 78.
- Resting placeSummer Street CemeteryLancaster, New Hampshire
Biography
Alexander Mitchell Beattie (often misspelled Beatty) (July 29, 1828 – March 7, 1907) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for valor at the Battle of Cold Harbor during the American Civil War.
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Further reading
- Powhatan Beaty: A Gallant Commandercmohs.org · 2023
