Corporal Oliver Hughes was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 20, 1865 at Town Creek, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company C, 12th Kentucky Infantry. Hughes was 21 years old.
The medal was presented on August 1, 1865.
Hughes was born on January 21, 1844 in Fentress County, Tennessee. His Medal of Honor is credited to Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky. Hughes died on January 5, 1911 in Macon, Missouri, at the age of 66. He is buried at Old Callao Cemetery in Callao, Missouri.
Hughes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 44 credited to Kentucky.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of 11th South Carolina (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- January 21, 1844Born in Fentress County, Tennessee
- February 20, 1865Act of valor — Town Creek, North CarolinaAge 21. Company C, 12th Kentucky Infantry
- August 1, 1865Medal of Honor presented
- January 5, 1911Died in Macon, MissouriAge 66.
- Resting placeOld Callao CemeteryCallao, Missouri
Biography
Cpl. Oliver Hughes (January 21, 1844 – January 5, 1911) of the Union Army's 12th Kentucky Infantry was awarded the Medal of Honor for action, which culminated in his 20 February 1865 capture of the Confederate States Army's 11th South Carolina's flag.
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