Civil War
James Pipes
Captain · U.S. Army
Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry
2 July 1863 · Gettysburg, Pa, ; At Reams Station, Virginia
Public domain. Unknown author Unknown author Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Battle of Gettysburg
The citation
Official citation
While a sergeant and retiring with his company before the rapid advance of the enemy at Gettysburg, he and a companion stopped and carried to a place of safety a wounded and helpless comrade; in this act both he and his companion were severely wounded. A year later, at Reams Station, Va., while commanding a skirmish line, voluntarily assisted in checking a flank movement of the enemy, and while so doing was severely wounded, suffering the loss of an arm.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
