Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Stephen Rought received the Medal of Honor for his actions on May 6, 1864 at Wilderness Campaign, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company A, 141st Pennsylvania Infantry. Rought was 24 years old.
12 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on December 1, 1864.
Rought was born on April 3, 1840 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Crampton, Pennsylvania. Rought died on March 16, 1919 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, at the age of 78. He is buried at Springhill Cemetery in Lacyville, Pennsylvania.
Rought is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Capture of flag of the 13th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- April 3, 1840Born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- May 6, 1864Act of valor — Wilderness Campaign, VirginiaAge 24. Company A, 141st Pennsylvania Infantry
- December 1, 1864Medal of Honor presented
- March 16, 1919Died in Wyalusing, PennsylvaniaAge 78.
- Resting placeSpringhill CemeteryLacyville, Pennsylvania
Biography
Stephen Rought (3 April 1840 - 16 March 1919) was a sergeant in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 1 December 1864 for actions performed in May 1864 in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia.
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