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James Edward Flynn

Sergeant James Edward Flynn, 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

Sergeant James Edward Flynn was a soldier in the U.S. Army who 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 G, 6th Missouri Infantry. Flynn was 19 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 19, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Flynn was born on July 17, 1843 in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. Flynn died on January 1, 1913, at the age of 69. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Flynn is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Pittsfield — map
  • Died: St. Louis — map
  • Buried: Calvary Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. July 17, 1843
    Born in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 19. Company G, 6th Missouri Infantry
  3. June 19, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 1, 1913
    Died
    Age 69.
  5. Resting place
    Calvary Cemetery
    St. Louis, Missouri

Biography

James Edward Flynn (1842 – 1913) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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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 Missouri

M. R. William Grebe Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Fitz W. Guerin Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Nathaniel Mcclean Gwynne Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CB Charles Bieger Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Joseph Leonard Follett Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 William Macky Wherry First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861
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.