First Lieutenant Theodore Safford Peck was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 2, 1864 in Newport Barracks, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 9th Vermont Infantry. Peck was 20 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 8, 1891, 27 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Major General.
Peck was born on March 22, 1843 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont. Peck died on March 15, 1918, at the age of 74. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Burlington, Vermont.
Peck is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 47 credited to Vermont.
Official Medal of Honor citation
By long and persistent resistance and burning the bridges, kept a superior force of the enemy at bay and covered the retreat of the garrison.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Life beyond the battlefield
- Education: Norwich University
Source: Wikidata.
Places
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Timeline
- March 22, 1843Born in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
- February 2, 1864Act of valor — Newport Barracks, North CarolinaAge 20. Company H, 9th Vermont Infantry
- September 8, 1891Medal of Honor presented
- March 15, 1918DiedAge 74.
- Resting placeLake View CemeteryBurlington, Vermont
Biography
Theodore Safford Peck (March 22, 1843 – March 15, 1918) was an American Civil War veteran who received the Medal of Honor. He also attained the rank of major general as Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard.
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