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Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong

Private Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 83d Indiana Infantry. Armstrong was 19 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 15, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Armstrong was born on March 3, 1844 in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. His Medal of Honor is credited to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Armstrong died on January 5, 1899 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 54. He is buried at Mt. Fountain Park Cemetery in Winchester, Indiana.

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

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Franklin — map
  • Died: Cincinnati — map
  • Buried: Fountain Park Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. March 3, 1844
    Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 19. Company D, 83d Indiana Infantry
  3. August 15, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 5, 1899
    Died in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Age 54.
  5. Resting place
    Mt. Fountain Park Cemetery
    Winchester, Indiana

Biography

Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong (February 3, 1844 – January 5, 1899) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 HB Henry G. Buhrman Private · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Indiana

LB Louis J. Bruner Private · Army Civil War · 1863 OR Oliver P. Rood Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MR Milton F. Russell Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 CS Charles H. Seston Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ WH William T. Holmes Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas N. Graham Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863
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.