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John N. Eckes

Private John N. Eckes, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Private John N. Eckes, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 47th Ohio Infantry. Eckes was about 19 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day.

Eckes was born in May 1844 in Lewis County, West Virginia. His Medal of Honor is credited to Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. Eckes died on April 20, 1912 in Cushing, Oklahoma, at the age of about 68. He is buried at Union-Graham Cemetery in Winfield, Kansas.

Eckes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to West Virginia.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

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

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Timeline

  1. May 1844
    Born in Lewis County, West Virginia
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age about 19. Company E, 47th Ohio Infantry
  3. April 20, 1912
    Died in Cushing, Oklahoma
    Age about 68.
  4. Resting place
    Union-Graham Cemetery
    Winfield, Kansas

Biography

John N. Eckes (1844 – 1912) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from West Virginia

RB Richard Boury Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 William H. Horsfall Drummer · Army Civil War · 1862 Emisire Shahan Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 CS Charles Schorn Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1865 TA Thomas Anderson Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 HW Henry Cary Weir Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.