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Sergeant · U.S. Army

John H. Haight

Sergeant John H. Haight, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 29, 1861 at Williamsburg & Bristol Station & Manassas, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War August 29, 1861

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant John H. Haight received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 29, 1861 at Williamsburg & Bristol Station & Manassas, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 72d New York Infantry. Haight was 20 years old.

One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 8, 1888, 26 years after the action.

Haight was born on July 1, 1841 in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York. Haight died on April 8, 1917 in Westfield, New York, at the age of 75. He is buried at East Ripley Cemetery in Ripley, New York.

Haight is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

At Williamsburg, Va., voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade off the field in the face of a large force of the enemy; in doing so was himself severely wounded and taken prisoner. Went into the fight at Bristol Station, Va., although severely disabled. At Manassas, volunteered to search the woods for the wounded.

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Westfield — map
  • Died: Westfield — map
  • Buried: Ripley — map

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Timeline

  1. July 1, 1841
    Born in Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York
  2. August 29, 1861
    Act of valor — Williamsburg & Bristol Station & Manassas, Virginia
    Age 20. Company G, 72d New York Infantry
  3. June 8, 1888
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 8, 1917
    Died in Westfield, New York
    Age 75.
  5. Resting place
    East Ripley Cemetery
    Ripley, New York

Biography

John H. Haight (July 1, 1841 - April 8, 1917) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of the 72nd New York Infantry. He was recognized with his nation's highest honor for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for the extraordinary heroism he displayed in 1862 during the Battle of Williamsburg, Manassas Station Operations, and Second Battle of Bull Run.

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Also honored for actions on August 29, 1861

Benjamin Swearer Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1861

More Civil War recipients from New York

SW Stephen Welch Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 WH William W. Halstead Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 TW Thomas Mccoy Wells Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1864 HS Hendrick Sharp Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 WS William Shipman Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865 John Henry Patterson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864
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