Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant John S. Darrough received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 10, 1864 in Eastport, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry. Darrough was 23 years old.
The medal was presented on February 5, 1895, 30 years after the action.
Darrough was born on April 6, 1841 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. His Medal of Honor is credited to Concord, Morgan County, Illinois. Darrough died on October 14, 1920 in Watseka, Illinois, at the age of 79. He is buried at Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery in Watseka, Illinois.
Darrough is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Saved the life of a captain.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Maysville — map
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Timeline
- April 6, 1841Born in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
- October 10, 1864Act of valor — Eastport, MississippiAge 23. Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry
- February 5, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- October 14, 1920Died in Watseka, IllinoisAge 79.
- Resting placeGrand Army of the Republic CemeteryWatseka, Illinois
Biography
John Samuel Darrough (April 6, 1841 – August 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during a skirmish near Eastport, Mississippi. Born in Kentucky, Darrough moved to Illinois as a child and enlisted in the Union Army from that state. While participating in a mission to destroy a Confederate railway, Darrough and others were stranded on the shore of the Tennessee River under intense enemy fire.
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