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Newton Thomas Gould

Private Newton Thomas Gould, 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

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Newton Thomas Gould 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 G, 113th Illinois Infantry. Gould was 20 years old.

99 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 6, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Sergeant.

Gould was born on May 14, 1843 in Elk Grove, Cook County, Illinois. Gould died on April 2, 1925 in Sacramento, California, at the age of 81. He is buried at Sacramento City Cemetery in Sacramento, California.

Gould is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 210 credited to Illinois.

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: Elk Grove Village — map
  • Died: California — map
  • Buried: Sacramento Historic City Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. May 14, 1843
    Born in Elk Grove, Cook County, Illinois
  2. May 22, 1863
    Act of valor — Vicksburg, Mississippi
    Age 20. Company G, 113th Illinois Infantry
  3. September 6, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 2, 1925
    Died in Sacramento, California
    Age 81.
  5. Resting place
    Sacramento City Cemetery
    Sacramento, California

Biography

Newton Thomas Gould (May 14, 1843 – April 2, 1925) 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. Gould joined the 113th Illinois Infantry in August 1862, and was mustered out in June 1865. He died in Sacramento, California, on April 2, 1925, and was buried at Old City Cemetery in Sacramento, California.

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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 →

Same unit

WB William Wallace Burritt Private · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from Illinois

John Charles Black Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 MM Michael McCormick Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 EW Elwood N. Williams Private · Army Civil War · 1862 RM Robinson Barr Murphy Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 Orion P. Howe Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 John Mcallister Schofield Major · Army Civil War · 1861
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.