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Jackson G. Sargent

Sergeant Jackson G. Sargent, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Sergeant Jackson G. Sargent was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 5th Vermont Infantry. Sargent was 23 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 28, 1891, 26 years after the action.

Sargent was born on December 29, 1841 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont. Sargent died on October 2, 1921, at the age of 79. He is buried at River View Cemetery in Stowe, Vermont.

Sargent is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.

Official Medal of Honor citation

First to scale the enemy's works and plant the colors thereon.

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

Places

  • Born: Stowe — map
  • Died: Stowe — map
  • Buried: Riverbank Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. December 29, 1841
    Born in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Petersburg, Virginia
    Age 23. Company D, 5th Vermont Infantry
  3. October 28, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 2, 1921
    Died
    Age 79.
  5. Resting place
    River View Cemetery
    Stowe, Vermont

Biography

Jackson George Sargent (December 29, 1842 – October 2, 1921) was a United States color-sergeant who fought with the Union Army as a member of Company K of the 5th Vermont Infantry during the American Civil War. He received his nation's highest award for bravery during combat, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for planting the American flag on a Confederate fort at Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Vermont

JD James Drury Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AT Amasa Sawyer Tracy Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Samuel E. Pingree Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 Squire Edward Howard First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 CP Cassius Peck Private · Army Civil War · 1862
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.