Major John Milton Deane was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 25, 1865 at Fort Stedman, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 29th Massachusetts Infantry. Deane was 25 years old.
11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 8, 1895, 29 years after the action.
Deane was born on January 8, 1840 in Assonet Village, Bristol County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Deane died on September 2, 1914, at the age of 74. He is buried at Assonet Burial Ground in Freetown, Massachusetts.
Deane is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
This officer, observing an abandoned gun within Fort Haskell, called for volunteers, and under a heavy fire, worked the gun until the enemy's advancing line was routed.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- January 8, 1840Born in Assonet Village, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- March 25, 1865Act of valor — Fort Stedman, VirginiaAge 25. 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- March 8, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- September 2, 1914DiedAge 74.
- Resting placeAssonet Burial GroundFreetown, Massachusetts
Biography
John Milton Deane (January 8, 1840 – September 2, 1914) was an American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient and a major in the United States Army.
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