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Henry Carlton Peters

Private Henry Carlton Peters, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 3, 1863

Private Henry Carlton Peters was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Peters was 23 years old.

29 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 17, 1917, 53 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Peters was born on February 29, 1840 in Monroe County, Michigan. His Medal of Honor is credited to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Peters died on March 19, 1923 in Manning, Iowa, at the age of 83. He is buried at Riverside Cemetery in South Rockwood, Michigan.

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

Official Medal of Honor citation

Was one of a party that volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores.

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

Timeline

  1. February 29, 1840
    Born in Monroe County, Michigan
  2. May 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 23. Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry
  3. April 17, 1917
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 19, 1923
    Died in Manning, Iowa
    Age 83.
  5. Resting place
    Riverside Cemetery
    South Rockwood, Michigan

Also honored for actions on May 3, 1863

FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Edward Brown Jr. Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Knight Bucklyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 John F. Chase Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Davidson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 JF Jacob G. Frick Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Curtis Gilmore Major · Army Civil War · 1863 WG William Ernest Goodman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Lewis Addison Grant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Francis Bloodgood Hall Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 30 recipients for May 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Michigan

SH Smith H. Hastings Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 BY Benjamin F. Young Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 BM Benjamin Morse Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Moses Augustine Luce Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AW Alonzo Woodruff Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 RD Robert Fulton Dodd Private · Army Civil War · 1864
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.