Private James Richmond was a soldier in the U.S. Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 8th Ohio Infantry. Richmond was about 20 years old.
30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.
Richmond was born in 1843 in Maine. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Richmond died on June 3, 1864 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of about 21. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Richmond 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
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Timeline
- 1843Born in Maine
- July 3, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge about 20. Company F, 8th Ohio Infantry
- June 3, 1864Died in Washington, District of ColumbiaAge about 21.
- December 1, 1864Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
James Richmond (c. 1843 – June 3, 1864) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Born in 1843 in Maine, Richmond was living in Toledo, Ohio, when he joined the Army. He served during the war as a private in Company F of the 8th Ohio Infantry. On July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg, he captured a Confederate battle flag. He was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House the next year, on May 12, 1864, and died of his injuries weeks later, on June 3. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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