Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Jean J. Beaufort received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 20, 1863 in Port Hudson, Louisiana during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 2d Louisiana Infantry. Beaufort was about 31 years old.
The medal was presented on July 20, 1897, 34 years after the action.
Beaufort was born in 1832 in France — one of 18 recipients born in France. His Medal of Honor is credited to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Beaufort died on September 15, 1897, at the age of about 65. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Records also list him as Beaufort, John Joseph.
Beaufort is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 24 credited to Louisiana.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Volunteered to go within the enemy's lines and at the head of a party of eight destroyed a signal station, thereby greatly aiding in the operations against Port Hudson that immediately followed.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
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Timeline
- 1832Born in France
- May 20, 1863Act of valor — Port Hudson, LouisianaAge about 31. Company A, 2d Louisiana Infantry
- July 20, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- September 15, 1897DiedAge about 65.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
Jean Joseph Beaufort, (c. 1832 – September 15, 1897) known also as John Joseph Beaufort, was a corporal in the Union Army who was awarded a Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the American Civil War.
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