Sergeant John H. Starkins, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on November 16, 1863 at Campbell Station, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 34th New York Battery. Starkins was about 22 years old.
7 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 30, 1896, 32 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.
Starkins was born in 1841 in Great Neck, Nassau County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Flushing, Queens County, New York. Starkins died on April 4, 1897 in Flushing, New York, at the age of about 56. He is buried at Zion Church Cemetery in Little Neck, New York.
Starkins 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
Brought off his piece without losing a man.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1841Born in Great Neck, Nassau County, New York
- November 16, 1863Act of valor — Campbell Station, TennesseeAge about 22. 34th New York Battery
- July 30, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- April 4, 1897Died in Flushing, New YorkAge about 56.
- Resting placeZion Church CemeteryLittle Neck, New York
Biography
John H. Starkins (1841 - 4 April 1897) was a first sergeant of the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. Starkins was awarded the medal on 30 July 1896 for actions performed at the Battle of Campbell's Station in Tennessee on 16 November 1863.
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