Sergeant David Southard 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 C, 1st New Jersey Cavalry. Southard was about 20 years old.
59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 3, 1865.
Southard was born in 1845 in Ocean County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to Florence, Burlington County, New Jersey. Southard died on May 6, 1894, at the age of about 49. He is buried at Zion Methodist Cemetery in New Egypt, New Jersey.
Southard is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 93 credited to New Jersey.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag; and was the first man over the works in the charge.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1845Born in Ocean County, New Jersey
- April 6, 1865Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), VirginiaAge about 20. Company C, 1st New Jersey Cavalry
- July 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- May 6, 1894DiedAge about 49.
- Resting placeZion Methodist CemeteryNew Egypt, New Jersey
Biography
David Southard (c. 1845 – May 6, 1894) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Sailors Creek
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