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Second Lieutenant · U.S. Army

Elliott Malloy Norton

Second Lieutenant Elliott Malloy Norton, 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

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant Elliott Malloy Norton 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 H, 6th Michigan Cavalry. Norton was 30 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. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.

Norton was born on June 15, 1834 in Connecticut. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cooper, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Norton died on January 5, 1899 in Carson City, Michigan, at the age of 64. He is buried at Liberty Street Cemetery in Alamo Township, Michigan.

Norton is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Rushed ahead of his column and captured the flag of the 44th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).

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

Timeline

  1. June 15, 1834
    Born in Connecticut
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age 30. Company H, 6th Michigan Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 5, 1899
    Died in Carson City, Michigan
    Age 64.
  5. Resting place
    Liberty Street Cemetery
    Alamo Township, Michigan

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 Michigan

AF Alexander A. Forman Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 William Herbert Withington Captain · Army Civil War · 1861 CB Charles L. Barrell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 Alonzo Smith Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Moses Augustine Luce Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 CH Charles Maynard Holton First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.