Private Nicholas Fox was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 14, 1863 in Port Hudson, Louisiana during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 28th Connecticut Infantry. Fox was about 19 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 1, 1898, 34 years after the action.
Fox was born in 1844 in Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Fox died on October 2, 1929 in Port Chester, New York, at the age of about 85. He is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Port Chester, New York.
Fox is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 57 credited to Connecticut.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Made two trips across an open space, in the face of the enemy's concentrated fire, and secured water for the sick and wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1844Born in Ireland
- June 14, 1863Act of valor — Port Hudson, LouisianaAge about 19. Company H, 28th Connecticut Infantry
- April 1, 1898Medal of Honor presented
- October 2, 1929Died in Port Chester, New YorkAge about 85.
- Resting placeSt. Mary's CemeteryPort Chester, New York
Biography
Nicholas Fox (November 1844 – October 2, 1929) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Fox received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the siege of Port Hudson in Louisiana on June 14, 1863. He was honored with the award on April 1, 1898.
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