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Civil War

James C. Summers

Private · U.S. Army

Company H, 4th West Virginia Infantry

At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1 863. · Place not recorded

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Civil War
Home state
West Virginia
Action
James C. Summers, At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1 863.

The citation

Official citation

Gallantry in charge of the "volunteer storming party."

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

Audio credits