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John P. Hughey

Corporal John P. Hughey, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 6, 1865

Corporal John P. Hughey, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company L, 2d Ohio Cavalry. Hughey was about 29 years old.

59 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.

Hughey was born in 1836 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. His Medal of Honor is credited to Anna, Union County, Illinois. Hughey died on January 29, 1900 in Near Hickman, Kentucky, at the age of about 64. He is buried at Fulton County in Kentucky.

Hughey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of 38th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

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

Battles and campaigns

1865 · Civil War

Battle of Sailor's Creek

Result: Union victory

21 Medal of Honor recipients

Places

  • Born: Louisville — map
  • Died: Hickman — map

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Timeline

  1. 1836
    Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
  2. April 6, 1865
    Act of valor — Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia
    Age about 29. Company L, 2d Ohio Cavalry
  3. May 3, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 29, 1900
    Died in Near Hickman, Kentucky
    Age about 64.
  5. Resting place
    Fulton County
    Kentucky

Biography

John P. Hughey (1836 – January 28, 1900) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hughey was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1836 and entered service in Anna, Illinois. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865, while serving as a corporal with Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, in Virginia. Hughey won his medal for capturing the battle flag of the Confederate States Army's 38th Virginia Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on May 3, 1865. He died in Fulton County, Kentucky in 1900.

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Also honored for actions on April 6, 1865

JB John Francis Benjamin Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 OB Orrin Bennett Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HB Hugh Patterson Boon Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewis Francis Brest Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Andrew Bringle Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Chapman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 AC Albert Adams Clapp First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Trustrim Connell Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Thomas Ward Custer Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 TD Thomas Davis Private · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 60 recipients for April 6, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

John O'Dea Private · Army Civil War · 1863 John Charles Black Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 Benona Sprague Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 NG Nicholas Geschwind Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 HD Henry Dow Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 John Shapland Private · Army Civil War · 1863
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.