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James Jardine

Sergeant James Jardine, 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, 1863Born in Scotland

Sergeant James Jardine 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 F, 54th Ohio Infantry. Jardine was 26 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 5, 1894, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.

Jardine was born on April 16, 1837 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland — one of 41 recipients born in Scotland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Hamilton County, Ohio. Jardine died on December 9, 1922 in Sandusky, Ohio, at the age of 85. He is buried at Ohio Veterans' Home Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio.

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

Official Medal of Honor citation

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

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

Battles and campaigns

1863 · Civil War

Siege of Vicksburg

Result: Union victory

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Scotland — map
  • Died: Ohio — map

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Timeline

  1. April 16, 1837
    Born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 26. Company F, 54th Ohio Infantry
  3. April 5, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 9, 1922
    Died in Sandusky, Ohio
    Age 85.
  5. Resting place
    Ohio Veterans' Home Cemetery
    Sandusky, Ohio

Biography

James Jardine (April 16, 1837 – December 9, 1922) 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 Ohio

JK Jonathan C. Kirk Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 WB Wilson W. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1862 WS William Schmidt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Henry Blanchard Freeman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 GL George A. Loyd Private · Army Civil War · 1865 FD Freeman Davis Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863
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.