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John B. Mayberry

Private John B. Mayberry, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 3, 1863

Private John B. Mayberry was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 1st Delaware Infantry. Mayberry was 21 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 6, 1864 — by Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles' House, near Petersburg, Va. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Mayberry was born on December 17, 1841 in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. His Medal of Honor is credited to Dover, Kent County, Delaware. Mayberry died on December 17, 1922 in Dover, Delware, at the age of 81. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Smyrna, Delaware. Records also list him as Maberry, John B..

Mayberry is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 13 credited to Delaware.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Smyrna — map

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Timeline

  1. December 17, 1841
    Born in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware
  2. July 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age 21. Company F, 1st Delaware Infantry
  3. December 6, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
    By Major General George G. Meade, at a review of the 2nd Army Corps Headquarters, Peebles' House, near Petersburg, Va.
  4. December 17, 1922
    Died in Dover, Delware
    Age 81.
  5. Resting place
    Glenwood Cemetery
    Smyrna, Delaware

Biography

John B. Maberry (December 17, 1841 – December 17, 1922) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient from Smyrna, Delaware, who served in the United States Army as a sergeant in Company F of 1st Delaware Infantry. His citation was awarded for his service as a private during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, and reads "Capture of flag."

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Also honored for actions on July 3, 1863

EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Morris Brown Jr. Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC John E. Clopp Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JD Joseph H. Decastro Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin Frank Falls Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Frederick W. Fuger Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 31 recipients for July 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Delaware

James Parke Postles Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 SS Samuel Rodmond Smith Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Henry Algernon du Pont Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 AH Allexander Hand Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1862 CT Charles B. Tanner Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 DB David Eastburn Buckingham First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.