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Louis T. Hunt

Private Louis T. Hunt, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 22, 1863

Private Louis T. Hunt was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 6th Missouri Infantry. Hunt was about 27 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on July 12, 1894, 31 years after the action.

Hunt was born in 1836 in Montgomery County, Indiana. His Medal of Honor is credited to Jefferson County, Missouri. Hunt died on March 14, 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of about 65. He is buried at St. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Hunt is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 78 credited to Missouri.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Montgomery County — map
  • Died: Missouri — map
  • Buried: Saint Trinity Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1836
    Born in Montgomery County, Indiana
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age about 27. Company H, 6th Missouri Infantry
  3. July 12, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 14, 1901
    Died in St. Louis, Missouri
    Age about 65.
  5. Resting place
    St. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    St. Louis, Missouri

Biography

Louis T. Hunt (c. 1836 – 1901) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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Also honored for actions on May 22, 1863

CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 TB Thomas A. Blasdel Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 UB Uriah H. Brown Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William P. Brownell Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1863 JB John C. Buckley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 100 recipients for May 22, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Missouri

William Wallace McCammon First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 CD Charles H. Depuy First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 M. R. William Grebe Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 HH Henry A. Hammel Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William Macky Wherry First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861 CB Charles Bieger Private · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.