Private Philip Baybutt was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 24, 1864 in Luray, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 2d Massachusetts Cavalry. Baybutt was about 20 years old.
The medal was presented on October 14, 1864.
Baybutt was born in 1844 in Manchester, England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Baybutt died on April 17, 1907 in Manchester, England, at the age of about 63. He is buried at Southern Cemetery in Manchester, England. Records also list him as Baybutt, Philip.
Baybutt is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- 1844Born in Manchester, England
- September 24, 1864Act of valor — Luray, VirginiaAge about 20. Company A, 2d Massachusetts Cavalry
- October 14, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- April 17, 1907Died in Manchester, EnglandAge about 63.
- Resting placeSouthern CemeteryManchester
Biography
Philip James Baybutt (November 22, 1844 – April 17, 1907) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 for action at Luray, Virginia, on September 24, 1864, becoming the first British citizen recipient of the award. While visiting his brother in the United States, Baybutt joined the US Army from Fall River, Massachusetts, in February 1864, and mustered out with his regiment in July 1865.
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