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John C. Buckley

Sergeant John C. Buckley, 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

Sergeant John C. Buckley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who 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 G, 4th West Virginia Infantry. Buckley was 21 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 9, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Buckley was born on April 1, 1842 in Fayette County, West Virginia. His Medal of Honor is credited to Mount Pleasant, Doddridge County, West Virginia. Buckley died on March 29, 1913 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, at the age of 70. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald, Georgia.

Buckley is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Fayette County — map
  • Died: Georgia — map
  • Buried: Evergreen Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. April 1, 1842
    Born in Fayette County, West Virginia
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 21. Company G, 4th West Virginia Infantry
  3. July 9, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 29, 1913
    Died in Fitzgerald, Georgia
    Age 70.
  5. Resting place
    Evergreen Cemetery
    Fitzgerald, Georgia

Biography

John C. Buckley (April 1, 1842 – March 29, 1913) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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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 HB Henry G. Buhrman Private · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from West Virginia

LS Levi Shoemaker Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 SM Samuel O. McElhinny Private · Army Civil War · 1865 James Madison Burns Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 William H. Horsfall Drummer · Army Civil War · 1862 WM Walter F. McWhorter Commissary Sergeant · 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.