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Zachariah C. Neahr

Private Zachariah C. Neahr, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on January 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War January 15, 1865

Private Zachariah C. Neahr, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on January 15, 1865 at Fort Fisher, North Carolina during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company K, 142d New York Infantry. Neahr was 34 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 11, 1890, 25 years after the action.

Neahr was born on December 9, 1830 in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. Neahr died on July 21, 1903 in Canajoharie, New York, at the age of 72. He is buried at Canajoharie Falls Cemetery in Canajoharie, New York.

Neahr 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

Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading.

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

Timeline

  1. December 9, 1830
    Born in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York
  2. January 15, 1865
    Act of valor — Fort Fisher, North Carolina
    Age 34. Company K, 142d New York Infantry
  3. September 11, 1890
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. July 21, 1903
    Died in Canajoharie, New York
    Age 72.
  5. Resting place
    Canajoharie Falls Cemetery
    Canajoharie, New York

Also honored for actions on January 15, 1865

BA Bruce Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 GB Gurdon H. Barter Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1865 DB David L. Bass Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 PB Philip Bazaar Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 AB Albert Burton Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 Alaric B. Chapin Private · Army Civil War · 1865 TC Thomas Connor Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 Newton Martin Curtis Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Henry Freeman Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JG John Griffiths Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1865 TH Thomas Harcourt Ordinary Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 TK Thomas Kane Captain of the Hold · Navy Civil War · 1865

See all 31 recipients for January 15, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from New York

Henry Alanson Barnum Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas Wilson Bradley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 AR Alexander Robinson Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 SO Stephen O'Neill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Charles Henry Tompkins First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861 WW William Wirt Winegar First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.