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Philip Petty

Sergeant Philip Petty, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War December 13, 1862Born in England

Sergeant Philip Petty was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 136th Pennsylvania Infantry. Petty was 22 years old.

17 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 21, 1893, 30 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Color Sergeant.

Petty was born on May 17, 1840 in Tingswich, England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Troy, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Petty died on December 22, 1917 in Daggett, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77. He is buried at Daggett Cemetery in Daggett, Pennsylvania.

Petty is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Took up the colors as they fell out of the hands of the wounded color bearer and carried them forward in the charge.

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

Places

  • Born: Tingewick — map
  • Died: Daggett — map
  • Buried: Daggett Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. May 17, 1840
    Born in Tingswich, England
  2. December 13, 1862
    Act of valor — Fredericksburg, Virginia
    Age 22. Company A, 136th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. August 21, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 22, 1917
    Died in Daggett, Pennsylvania
    Age 77.
  5. Resting place
    Daggett Cemetery
    Daggett, Pennsylvania

Biography

Philip Petty (May 15, 1840 – December 22, 1917) was a British American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Petty received the Medal of Honor for his action in the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.

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Also honored for actions on December 13, 1862

JA John Gregory bishop Adams Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 WB Wallace A. Beckwith Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Zenas Randall Bliss Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 JC Jacob Cart Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Charles Henry tucky Collis Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 CC Charles Dearborn Copp Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 TD Timothy Donoghue Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Francis Henry Goodall First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 William P. Hogarty Private · Army Civil War · 1862 John Johnson Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JK Joseph Keene Private · Army Civil War · 1862 George Henry Maynard Private · Army Civil War · 1862

See all 18 recipients for December 13, 1862 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

WJ William Jones Captain of the Top · Navy Civil War · 1864 Joseph B. Chambers Private · Army Civil War · 1865 RB Richard Binder Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 FC Francis Marion Cunningham First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JH John S. Hickman Second Class Fireman · Navy Civil War · 1863 John Carroll Delaney Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.