American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on January 2, 1895 for his actions as a private with Company F, 4th Ohio Infantry, US Army, on June 15, 1864, at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. H joined the US Army in December 1861, and on that day, his unit, along with others, was ordered to assault a well-defended Confederate position a few miles north of the town of Marietta, Georgia. According to his account, the Confederates scattered during the initial Union charge and much of his regiment was tied up processing those who had surrendered. He, along with three other men, rounded up the Confederates who had fled, eventually capturing nearly 30 prisoners. He was later wounded in a subsequent battle and discharged from the Army in May, 1865. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For extraordinary heroism on 15 June 1864, while serving with Company F, 46th Ohio Infantry, in action at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. Private Sturgeon advanced beyond the lines, and in an encounter with three Confederates shot two and took the other prisoner."
American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on January 2, 1895 for his actions as a private with Company F, 4th Ohio Infantry, US Army, on June 15, 1864, at the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. H joined the US Army in December 1861, and on that day, his unit, along with others, was ordered to assault a well-defended Confederate position a few miles north of the town of Marietta, Georgia. According to his account, the Confederates scattered during the initial Union charge and much of his regiment was tied up processing those who had surrendered. He, along with three other men, rounded up the Confederates who had fled, eventually capturing nearly 30 prisoners. He was later wounded in a subsequent battle and discharged from the Army in May, 1865. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For extraordinary heroism on 15 June 1864, while serving with Company F, 46th Ohio Infantry, in action at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. Private Sturgeon advanced beyond the lines, and in an encounter with three Confederates shot two and took the other prisoner."
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