Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain John Barclay Fassett received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 23d Pennsylvania Infantry. Fassett was about 20 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 29, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major.
Fassett was born in 1843 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Fassett died on January 18, 1905 in Pasadena, California, at the age of about 62. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.
Fassett is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
While acting as an aide, voluntarily led a regiment to the relief of a battery and recaptured its gun from the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1843Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge about 20. Company F, 23d Pennsylvania Infantry
- December 29, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- January 18, 1905Died in Pasadena, CaliforniaAge about 62.
- Resting placeWoodlawn CemeteryBronx, New York
Biography
Captain John Barclay Fassett (c. 1843 to January 18, 1905) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fassett received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania on 2 July 1863. He was honored with the award on 29 December 1894.
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