Sergeant Levi B. Gaylord was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 25, 1865 at Fort Stedman, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. Gaylord was 24 years old.
11 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 22, 1896, 31 years after the action.
Gaylord was born on September 23, 1840 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Gaylord died on December 6, 1900 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, at the age of 60. He is buried at Cohasset Central Cemetery in Cohasset, Massachusetts.
Gaylord is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily assisted in working an abandoned gun, while exposed to heavy fire, until the enemy's advancing line was routed by a charge on its left flank.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- September 23, 1840Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- March 25, 1865Act of valor — Fort Stedman, VirginiaAge 24. Company A, 29th Massachusetts Infantry
- June 22, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- December 6, 1900Died in Dorchester, MassachusettsAge 60.
- Resting placeCohasset Central CemeteryCohasset, Massachusetts
Biography
Levi B. Gaylord (September 23, 1840 – December 6, 1900) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Gaylord received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Gaylord's medal was won for his actions during the Battle of Fort Stedman in Petersburg, Virginia on March 25, 1865. He was honored with the award on June 22, 1896. Gaylord joined the Army from Boston in April 1861, and mustered out with his regiment in July 1865.
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