Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain Lee Nutting received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 8, 1864 in Todds Tavern, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 61st New York Infantry. Nutting was 26 years old.
6 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 21, 1893, 29 years after the action.
Nutting was born on October 14, 1837 in New York, New York. Nutting died on July 11, 1908 in Canada, at the age of 70. He is buried at Brookside Cemetery in Bridgewater, Canada.
Nutting 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
Led the regiment in charge at a critical moment under a murderous fire until he fell desperately wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Wounds and injuries
What the citation records about his wounds:
Led the regiment in charge at a critical moment under a murderous fire until he fell desperately wounded.
- Age at death: 70
- Resting place: Brookside Cemetery
Timeline
- October 14, 1837Born in New York, New York
- May 8, 1864Act of valor — Todds Tavern, VirginiaAge 26. Company C, 61st New York Infantry
- August 21, 1893Medal of Honor presented
- July 11, 1908Died in CanadaAge 70.
- Resting placeBrookside CemeteryBridgewater
