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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

Norman F. Potter

First Sergeant Norman F. Potter, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 24, 1863 at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 24, 1863

First Sergeant Norman F. Potter was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 24, 1863 at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 149th New York Infantry. Potter was 37 years old.

2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 24, 1865.

Potter was born on June 10, 1826 in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Potter died on April 25, 1900, at the age of 73. He is buried at Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery in Delphi Falls, New York.

Potter is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag (Bragg's army).

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

Timeline

  1. June 10, 1826
    Born in Pompey, Onondaga County, New York
  2. November 24, 1863
    Act of valor — Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
    Age 37. Company E, 149th New York Infantry
  3. June 24, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 25, 1900
    Died
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery
    Delphi Falls, New York

Also honored for actions on November 24, 1863

Peter Kappesser Private · Army Civil War · 1863 John Kiggins Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

More Civil War recipients from New York

WS Walter B. Smith Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 Robert Niven Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JM John G. Morrison Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1862 WB William John Brewer Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Theodore Schwan First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WS William Shipman Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.