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Brigadier General · U.S. Army

Alexander Stewart Webb

Brigadier General Alexander Stewart Webb, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 3, 1863

Brigadier General Alexander Stewart Webb, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Webb was 28 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 28, 1891, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major General U.S.A..

Webb was born on February 15, 1835 in New York, New York. Webb died on February 12, 1911 in Riverdale, New York, at the age of 75. He is buried at U.S. Military Academy Cemetery in West Point, New York. His medal is held by West Point Museum (1904 design), West Point, NY.

Webb is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: New York City — map
  • Died: Riverdale — map
  • Buried: West Point Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. February 15, 1835
    Born in New York, New York
  2. July 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age 28. U.S. Volunteers
  3. September 28, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 12, 1911
    Died in Riverdale, New York
    Age 75.
  5. Resting place
    U.S. Military Academy Cemetery
    West Point, New York

Biography

Alexander Stewart Webb (February 15, 1835 – February 12, 1911) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war, he was a prominent member of New York society and served as president of the City College of New York for thirty-three years.

From the Wikipedia article “Alexander S. Webb”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on July 3, 1863

EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Morris Brown Jr. Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC John E. Clopp Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JD Joseph H. Decastro Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin Frank Falls Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Frederick W. Fuger Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 31 recipients for July 3, 1863 →

Same unit

Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel Adams Butterfield Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Newton Martin Curtis Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewellyn Garrish Estes Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1864 Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 GG George Edward Gouraud Captain & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864 Gabriel Grant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862

More Civil War recipients from New York

Charles Henry Tompkins First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861 DK Daniel Armer Kelly Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Abiather J. Knowles Private · Army Civil War · 1861 FM Frank W. Mills Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 Miles M. Oviatt Corporal · Marine Corps Civil War · 1864 John Henry Patterson First Lieutenant · 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.