Sergeant Major Marion A. Ross, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for gallantry in April 1862 in Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 2d Ohio Infantry. Ross was about 30 years old.
The medal was presented on September 1863.
Ross was born on October 9, 1832 in Christianburg, Champaign County, Ohio. Ross died on June 18, 1862 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age of 29. He is buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His medal is held by Champaign County Historical Museum (1863 design), Urbana, OH.
Ross is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Chattanooga National Cemetery — map
Timeline
- October 9, 1832Born in Christianburg, Champaign County, Ohio
- April 1862Act of valor — GeorgiaAge about 30. 2d Ohio Infantry
- June 18, 1862Died in Atlanta, GeorgiaAge 29.
- September 1863Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeChattanooga National CemeteryChattanooga, Tennessee
Biography
Marion A. Ross (October 9, 1832 – June 18, 1862) was a sergeant major of the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was posthumously awarded the medal in September 1863 for actions performed during the Great Locomotive Chase in April 1862.
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Further reading
- The Great Locomotive Chase: The First Awarded Medals of Honorcmohs.org · 2022
