Sergeant John William Hart was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves. Hart was 29 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 3, 1897, 34 years after the action.
Hart was born on July 30, 1833 in Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Hart died on June 2, 1908 in Cumberland, Maryland, at the age of 74. He is buried at St. Luke's Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Cumberland, Maryland.
Hart is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Was one of six volunteers who charged upon a log house near the Devil's Den, where a squad of the enemy's sharpshooters were sheltered, and compelled their surrender.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- July 30, 1833Born in Germany
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 29. Company D, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves
- August 3, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- June 2, 1908Died in Cumberland, MarylandAge 74.
- Resting placeSt. Luke's Trinity Lutheran CemeteryCumberland, Maryland
Biography
John William Hart (July 30, 1833 – June 2, 1907) was a soldier from Maryland who fought in the American Civil War. He received the United States' highest medal for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of Gettysburg on 2 July 1863. He was issued the medal on 3 August 1897.
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