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Captain · U.S. Army

Paul Ambrose Oliver

Captain Paul Ambrose Oliver, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on May 15, 1864 in Resaca, Georgia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War May 15, 1864

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Captain Paul Ambrose Oliver received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 15, 1864 in Resaca, Georgia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 12th New York Infantry. Oliver was 32 years old.

5 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on October 12, 1892, 28 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General.

Oliver was born on July 18, 1831 in English Channel, At sea. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Oliver died on May 18, 1928 in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, at the age of 96. He is buried at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

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

Official Medal of Honor citation

While acting as aide assisted in preventing a disaster caused by Union troops firing into each other.

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

Timeline

  1. July 18, 1831
    Born in English Channel, At sea
  2. May 15, 1864
    Act of valor — Resaca, Georgia
    Age 32. Company D, 12th New York Infantry
  3. October 12, 1892
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. May 18, 1928
    Died in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania
    Age 96.
  5. Resting place
    The Green-Wood Cemetery
    Brooklyn, New York

Also honored for actions on May 15, 1864

James Madison Burns Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 TC Thomas D. Collins Sr. Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 TC Thomas Cosgrove Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GP George F. Pond Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Edwin Tremain Major & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864

More Civil War recipients from New York

Albert Marsh Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AB Andrew Brinn Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1863 TW Thomas Mccoy Wells Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1864 AB Amos Bradley Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1862 IC Ivers S. Calkin First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦
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.