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Private · U.S. Army

Marshall Sherman

Private Marshall Sherman, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 3, 1863

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Marshall Sherman received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 1st Minnesota Infantry. Sherman was about 40 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.

Sherman was born in 1823 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. His Medal of Honor is credited to St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. Sherman died on April 19, 1896, at the age of about 73. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sherman is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to Minnesota.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag of 28th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).

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

Places

  • Buried: Oakland Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. 1823
    Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
  2. July 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age about 40. Company C, 1st Minnesota Infantry
  3. December 1, 1864
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 19, 1896
    Died
    Age about 73.
  5. Resting place
    Oakland Cemetery
    St. Paul, Minnesota

Biography

Marshall Sherman (c. 1823 – April 19, 1896) was an American soldier who fought with the Union Army in the American Civil War. Sherman received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for actions taken on July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Also honored for actions on July 3, 1863

EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Morris Brown Jr. Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC John E. Clopp Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JD Joseph H. Decastro Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin Frank Falls Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Frederick W. Fuger Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 31 recipients for July 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from Minnesota

JB Jesse T. Barrick Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 SW Samuel Wright Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CC Clinton Albert Cilley Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 BP Byron E. Pay Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WC William A. Clark Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 LH Lovilo N. Holmes First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863
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.