Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Sergeant Francis W. Judge received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 29, 1863 at Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 79th New York Infantry. Judge was 25 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 2, 1870, 6 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major U.S. Vols..
Judge was born on February 10, 1838 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Judge died on December 3, 1904 in New York, New York, at the age of 66. He is buried at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Judge 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
The color bearer of the 51st Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.), having planted his flag upon the side of the work, Sgt. Judge leaped from his position of safety, sprang upon the parapet, and in the face of a concentrated fire seized the flag and returned with it in safety to the fort.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Green-Wood Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- February 10, 1838Born in England
- November 29, 1863Act of valor — Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TennesseeAge 25. Company K, 79th New York Infantry
- November 2, 1870Medal of Honor presented
- December 3, 1904Died in New York, New YorkAge 66.
- Resting placeThe Green-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn, New York
Biography
Francis W. Judge (February 10, 1838 - December 3, 1904) was an English-born American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War.
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