First Lieutenant Morton A. Read, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 8, 1865 at Appomattox Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 8th New York Cavalry. Read was about 22 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 3, 1865.
Read was born in 1843 in Brockport, Monroe County, New York. Read died on July 10, 1921 in Danville, Illinois, at the age of about 78. He is buried at Danville National Cemetery in Danville, Illinois.
Read 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
Capture of flag of 1st Texas Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Places
- Buried: Danville National Cemetery — map
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Timeline
- 1843Born in Brockport, Monroe County, New York
- April 8, 1865Act of valor — Appomattox Station, VirginiaAge about 22. Company D, 8th New York Cavalry
- May 3, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- July 10, 1921Died in Danville, IllinoisAge about 78.
- Resting placeDanville National CemeteryDanville, Illinois
Biography
Morton A. Read (c. 1843 – 10 July 1921) was a first lieutenant in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. On 8 April 1865, during the Battle of Appomattox Station, Read captured the flag of the 1st Texas Infantry of the Confederate Army. He was issued the Medal of Honor on 3 May 1865.
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