Sergeant Wallace W. Johnson was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves. Johnson was 20 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 8, 1900, 37 years after the action.
Johnson was born on December 30, 1842 in Newfield, Thompkins County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Waverly, Tioga County, New York. Johnson died on December 30, 1911 in Walter's Park, Pennsylvania, at the age of 69. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. His medal is held by Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, National Cemetery (1896 & 1904 designs), Gettysburg, PA.
Johnson 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
With five other volunteers gallantly charged on a number of the enemy's sharpshooters concealed in a log house, captured them, and brought them into the Union lines.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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Timeline
- December 30, 1842Born in Newfield, Thompkins County, New York
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 20. Company G, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves
- August 8, 1900Medal of Honor presented
- December 30, 1911Died in Walter's Park, PennsylvaniaAge 69.
- Resting placeWest Laurel Hill CemeteryBala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Biography
Wallace Wisner Johnson (December 30, 1842 – December 30, 1911) was an American soldier in the Union army during the American Civil War. He received the United States' highest medal for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of Gettysburg 2 July 1863. He was issued the medal on 8 August 1900.
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