Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Joseph Stewart received the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 1, 1865 in Five Forks, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 1st Maryland Infantry. Stewart was about 26 years old.
21 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 27, 1865.
Stewart was born in 1839 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland.
Stewart 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
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
- Born: Ireland — map
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Timeline
- 1839Born in Ireland
- April 1, 1865Act of valor — Five Forks, VirginiaAge about 26. Company G, 1st Maryland Infantry
- April 27, 1865Medal of Honor presented
Biography
Joseph Stewart or Stuart (fl. 1864–1865) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Five Forks. Born in Ireland, Stewart gave Baltimore, Maryland, as his home of record when he joined the U.S. Army on September 30, 1864. He served during the Civil War as a private in Company G of the 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment. At the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, 1865, Stewart captured a flag. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor weeks later on April 27, 1865. His official citation reads simply: "Capture of flag." Stewart was discharged from the Army on June 3, 1865.
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