Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Jacob Cart received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps. Cart was about 19 years old.
17 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 25, 1864. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Cart was born in 1843 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Cart died on April 24, 1882 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at the age of about 39. He is buried at Ashland Cemetery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Cart 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
Capture of flag of 19th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.), wresting it from the hands of the color bearer.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1843Born in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- December 13, 1862Act of valor — Fredericksburg, VirginiaAge about 19. Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps
- November 25, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- April 24, 1882Died in Carlisle, PennsylvaniaAge about 39.
- Resting placeAshland CemeteryCarlisle, Pennsylvania
Biography
Private Jacob Cart (c. 1843 – April 24, 1882) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cart received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia on 13 December 1862. He was honored with the award on 25 November 1864.
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