Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private John Tribe received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 25, 1862 at Waterloo Bridge, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 5th New York Cavalry. Tribe was 20 years old.
The medal was presented on June 11, 1895, 32 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.
Tribe was born on December 4, 1841 in Tioga County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Owego, Tioga County, New York. Tribe died on December 4, 1917 in Barton, New York, at the age of 76. He is buried at Halsey Valley Cemetery in Halsey Valley, New York.
Tribe 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 assisted in the burning and destruction of the bridge under heavy fire from the enemy.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Tioga County — map
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Timeline
- December 4, 1841Born in Tioga County, New York
- August 25, 1862Act of valor — Waterloo Bridge, VirginiaAge 20. Company G, 5th New York Cavalry
- June 11, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- December 4, 1917Died in Barton, New YorkAge 76.
- Resting placeHalsey Valley CemeteryHalsey Valley, New York
Biography
John Tribe (December 4, 1841 – December 4, 1917) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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