Sergeant Moses Augustine Luce, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on May 10, 1864 at Laurel Hill, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 4th Michigan Infantry. Luce was 21 years old.
One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on February 7, 1895, 30 years after the action.
Luce was born on May 14, 1842 in Payson, Adams County, Illinois. His Medal of Honor is credited to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan. Luce died on April 13, 1933 in San Diego, California, at the age of 90. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego, California.
Luce is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Voluntarily returned in the face of the advancing enemy to the assistance of a wounded and helpless comrade, and carried him, at imminent peril, to a place of safety.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Education: Hillsdale College
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- May 14, 1842Born in Payson, Adams County, Illinois
- May 10, 1864Act of valor — Laurel Hill, VirginiaAge 21. Company E, 4th Michigan Infantry
- February 7, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- April 13, 1933Died in San Diego, CaliforniaAge 90.
- Resting placeGreenwood Memorial ParkSan Diego, California
Biography
Moses Augustine Luce (May 14, 1842 – April 13, 1933) was a Sergeant in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. He went on to become a leading lawyer, judge and businessman in early San Diego, where he founded the prominent law firm Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps.
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