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Isaac Harrison Carmin

Corporal Isaac Harrison Carmin, 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, Corporal Isaac Harrison Carmin 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 A, 48th Ohio Infantry. Carmin was 21 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 25, 1895, 31 years after the action.

Carmin was born on November 17, 1841 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio. Carmin died on June 3, 1919 in Fayette County, Ohio, at the age of 77. He is buried at Washington Cemetery in Washington Courthouse, Ohio. Records also list him as Carman, Isaac Harrison.

Carmin is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Saved his regimental flag; also seized and threw a shell, with burning fuse, from among his comrades.

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

Battles and campaigns

1863 · Civil War

Siege of Vicksburg

Result: Union victory

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Places

  • Born: Monmouth County — map
  • Died: Washington Court House — map
  • Buried: Washington Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. November 17, 1841
    Born in Monmouth County, New Jersey
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company A, 48th Ohio Infantry
  3. February 25, 1895
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. June 3, 1919
    Died in Fayette County, Ohio
    Age 77.
  5. Resting place
    Washington Cemetery
    Washington Courthouse, Ohio

Biography

Corporal Isaac Harrison Carman (November 17, 1841 to June 3, 1919) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Carman received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 22 May 1863. He was honored with the award on 25 February 1895. Poorly kept records by the United States Government incorrectly spell his name as Carmin / Carmen.

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Further reading

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 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · 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

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

ET Ernest R. Torgler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel Allen Dorsey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 WS William Schmidt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DM Delano Morey Private · Army Civil War · 1862 CR Charles A. Read Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864
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.