Sergeant John Snyders Kenyon, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 15, 1862 in Trenton, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 3d New York Cavalry. Kenyon was 19 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 28, 1897, 35 years after the action.
Kenyon was born on May 5, 1843 in Grosvenors Corners, Schoharie County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Schenevus, Otsego County, New York. Kenyon died on February 16, 1902, at the age of 58. He is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York.
Kenyon is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily left a retiring column, returned in the face of the enemy's fire, helped a wounded man upon a horse, and so enabled him to escape capture or death.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Occupations: politician
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Timeline
- May 5, 1843Born in Grosvenors Corners, Schoharie County, New York
- May 15, 1862Act of valor — Trenton, North CarolinaAge 19. Company D, 3d New York Cavalry
- September 28, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- February 16, 1902DiedAge 58.
- Resting placeOakwood CemeterySyracuse, New York
Biography
John Snyders Kenyon (May 5, 1843 – February 16, 1902) was an American politician and Medal of Honor recipient from New York.
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