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Private · U.S. Army

John C. Gaunt

Private John C. Gaunt, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 30, 1864

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private John C. Gaunt received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 104th Ohio Infantry. Gaunt was about 31 years old.

13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 13, 1865.

Gaunt was born in 1833 in Columbiana County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Damascus, Mahoning County, Ohio. Gaunt died on January 13, 1886 in Garfield, Ohio, at the age of about 53. He is buried at Gurny-Friends & Wilbreth Cemetery in Damascus, Ohio.

Gaunt is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

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Official Medal of Honor citation

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

Timeline

  1. 1833
    Born in Columbiana County, Ohio
  2. November 30, 1864
    Act of valor — Franklin, Tennessee
    Age about 31. Company G, 104th Ohio Infantry
  3. February 13, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 13, 1886
    Died in Garfield, Ohio
    Age about 53.
  5. Resting place
    Gurny-Friends & Wilbreth Cemetery
    Damascus, Ohio

Also honored for actions on November 30, 1864

OB Orson W. Bennett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JB John Harties Brown Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas Foulds Ellsworth Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 GG George Edward Gouraud Captain & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864 Abraham Greenawalt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 NH Newton H. Hall Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 George V. Kelley Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JM James K. Merrifield Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 AR Alfred Ransbottom First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JR John Henry Ricksecker Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Andrew Jackson Smith Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ David Sloane Stanley Major General · Army Civil War · 1864

See all 14 recipients for November 30, 1864 →

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

JG Joseph Olds Gregg Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JK Joseph Kimball Private · Army Civil War · 1865 GT George William Tyrrell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 WL William Henry Longshore Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ET Ernest R. Torgler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JN Jasper N. North Private · Army Civil War · 1863
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.