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Jasper N. North

Private Jasper N. North, 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

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Jasper N. North 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 D, 4th West Virginia Infantry. North was 20 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 27, 1894, 31 years after the action.

North was born on September 15, 1842 in Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Amesville, Athens County, Ohio. North died on February 10, 1918 in Federal, Ohio, at the age of 75. He is buried at Wrightstown Cemetery in Wrightstown, Ohio.

North 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.

Timeline

  1. September 15, 1842
    Born in Ohio
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 20. Company D, 4th West Virginia Infantry
  3. July 27, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. February 10, 1918
    Died in Federal, Ohio
    Age 75.
  5. Resting place
    Wrightstown Cemetery
    Wrightstown, Ohio

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

Elbridge Robinson Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HD Harry Clay Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1864 William Henry Powell Major · Army Civil War · 1862 Henry Van ness Boynton Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 John Alfred Wilson Private · Army Civil War · 1862 FT Freeman C. Thompson Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.