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Orderly Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps

Isaac N. Fry

Orderly Sergeant Isaac N. Fry, Marine Corps, received the Medal of Honor for actions between January 13 and 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War January 13 - 15, 1865

Orderly Sergeant Isaac N. Fry, a Marine in the U.S. Marine Corps, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry between January 13 and 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S.S. Ticonderoga. Fry was about 26 years old.

16 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.

Fry was born in 1839 in Hinkletown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Fry died on November 3, 1900 in Edison Township, South Dakota, at the age of about 61. He is buried at Summit Hill Cemetery in Garretson, South Dakota.

Fry is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

On board the U.S.S. Ticonderoga during attacks on Fort Fisher, 13 to 15 January 1865. As orderly sergeant of marine guard and captain of a gun, Orderly Sgt. Fry performed his duties with skill and courage as the Ticonderoga maintained a well-placed fire upon the batteries to the left of the palisades during the initial phases of the three-day battle, and thereafter, as she considerably lessened the firing power of guns on the mount which had been turned upon our assaulting columns. During this action the flag was planted on one of the strongest fortifications possessed by the rebels.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Ephrata — map
  • Died: Garretson — map
  • Buried: Summit Hill Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1839
    Born in Hinkletown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  2. January 13 - 15, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North Carolina
    Age about 26. U.S.S. Ticonderoga
  3. November 3, 1900
    Died in Edison Township, South Dakota
    Age about 61.
  4. Resting place
    Summit Hill Cemetery
    Garretson, South Dakota

Biography

Isaac N. Fry (1839 – 1900) was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.

From the Wikipedia article “Isaac Nicholas Fry”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article →

Also honored for actions on January 13 - 15, 1865

JB James Barnum Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 RB Richard Binder Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 EB Edward R. Bowman Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 WC William Campbell Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865 JD John Dempster Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 WD William Dunn Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 TE Thomas English Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 CF Charles H. Foy Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 EH Edmund Haffee Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1865 JH Joseph B. Hayden Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 TJ Thomas Jones Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 NL Nicholas Lear Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865

See all 17 recipients for January 13 - 15, 1865 →

Same unit

James Jonas Madison Lieutenant Commander · Navy World War I · 1918 GP George Prance Captain of the Main Top · Navy Civil War · 1864 WS William Shipman Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 WT William G. Taylor Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

Francis Morrison Private · Army Civil War · 1864 William L. Graul Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Joseph Kirby Corson Assistant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1863 St. Clair Agustin Mulholland Major · Army Civil War · 1863 TR Theophilus Francis Rodenbough Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Jeremiah Z. Brown Captain · Army 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.