Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company K, 142nd New York Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the combined Army-Navy assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, on January 15, 1865. His citation reads, "Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading." His Medal was issued on December 28, 1914, and was one of the last awarded for Civil War service. He was one of five 142nd New York Infantry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Private Alaric B. Chapin, Private George Merrill, Private Zachariah C. Neahr, and Captain William H. Walling).
Private Anderson was a Black soldier who served with a white regiment. As such, he is memorialized in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, along with other Black soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their service.
Private Anderson was a Black soldier who served with a white regiment. As such, he is memorialized in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, along with other Black soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their service.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Private in Company K, 142nd New York Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the combined Army-Navy assault and capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, on January 15, 1865. His citation reads, "Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading." His Medal was issued on December 28, 1914, and was one of the last awarded for Civil War service. He was one of five 142nd New York Infantry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Private Alaric B. Chapin, Private George Merrill, Private Zachariah C. Neahr, and Captain William H. Walling).
Private Anderson was a Black soldier who served with a white regiment. As such, he is memorialized in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, along with other Black soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their service.
Private Anderson was a Black soldier who served with a white regiment. As such, he is memorialized in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, along with other Black soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their service.
Bio by: RPD2
Inscription
Co. K 142 NY Inf.
Medal of Honor.
Gravesite Details
Bruce Anderson Lot
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