Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private James W. Webb received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 30, 1862 at Bull Run, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 5th New York Infantry. Webb was 20 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 17, 1897, 35 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Captain.
Webb was born on September 2, 1841 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Webb died on June 7, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 73. He is buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. His medal is held by American Numismatic Society, New York, NY.
Webb is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Under heavy fire voluntarily carried information to a battery commander that enabled him to save his guns from capture. Was severely wounded, but refused to go to the hospital and participated in the remainder of the campaign.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
How he died
- Manner of death: natural causes
- Cause of death: pneumonia
- Age at death: 73
- Resting place: Cypress Hills National Cemetery
Cause and manner of death: Wikidata.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Brooklyn — map
- Died: Kings County Hospital Center — map
- Buried: Cypress Hills National Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- September 2, 1841Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
- August 30, 1862Act of valor — Bull Run, VirginiaAge 20. Company F, 5th New York Infantry
- September 17, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- June 7, 1915Died in Brooklyn, New YorkAge 73.
- Resting placeCypress Hills National CemeteryBrooklyn, New York
Biography
James W. Webb (September 2, 1841 – June 7, 1915) was an American soldier who fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor on September 17, 1897, for actions as a private with the 5th New York Infantry during the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862. He was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on September 2, 1841 and died from pneumonia at Kings County Hospital there on June 7, 1915. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn.
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