Sergeant James W. Toban was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 11, 1865 in Aiken, South Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 9th Michigan Cavalry. Toban was 19 years old.
The medal was presented on July 9, 1896, 31 years after the action.
Toban was born on November 23, 1845 in Northfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Toban died on November 2, 1903 in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 57. He is buried at Old St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. Records also list him as Toban, Jacobus W..
Toban is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily and at great personal risk returned, in the face of the advance of the enemy, and rescued from impending death or capture, Maj. William C. Stevens, 9th Michigan Cavalry, who had been thrown from his horse.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- November 23, 1845Born in Northfield, Washtenaw County, Michigan
- February 11, 1865Act of valor — Aiken, South CarolinaAge 19. Company C, 9th Michigan Cavalry
- July 9, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- November 2, 1903Died in Lansing, MichiganAge 57.
- Resting placeOld St. Patrick's Catholic CemeteryWhitmore Lake, Michigan
Biography
James W. Toban (November 23, 1845 - November 2, 1903) was an American sergeant awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Aiken, South Carolina during the American Civil War. The medal was awarded for actions on 11 February, 1865 with the 9th Michigan Cavalry. He was born in Northfield Township, Michigan and died in Lansing, Michigan.
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