Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Lester Archer was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on September 29, 1864 at Fort Harrison, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 96th New York Infantry. Archer was about 26 years old.
37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.
Archer was born in 1838 in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. Archer died on October 27, 1864 in Wilderness, Virginia, at the age of about 26. He is buried at NON-RECOVERABLE.
Archer 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
Gallantry in placing the colors of his regiment on the fort.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1838Born in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York
- September 29, 1864Act of valor — Fort Harrison, VirginiaAge about 26. Company E, 96th New York Infantry
- October 27, 1864Died in Wilderness, VirginiaAge about 26.
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeNON-RECOVERABLE
Biography
Lester Archer (c. 1838 – October 27, 1864) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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