Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant John Hamilton reid Storey received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 28, 1864 in Dallas, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Storey was 28 years old.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 29, 1896, 32 years after the action.
Storey was born on April 14, 1836 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Storey died on April 10, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 79. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Storey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
While bringing in a wounded comrade, under a destructive fire, he was himself wounded in the right leg, which was amputated on the same day.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
While bringing in a wounded comrade, under a destructive fire, he was himself wounded in the right leg, which was amputated on the same day.
- Age at death: 79
- Resting place: Laurel Hill Cemetery
Timeline
- April 14, 1836Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- May 28, 1864Act of valor — Dallas, GeorgiaAge 28. Company F, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry
- August 29, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- April 10, 1916Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge 79.
- Resting placeLaurel Hill CemeteryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
