John M. Farquhar

Branch

U.S. Army

Era

Civil War

Home state

Illinois

Action

Stone River, Tennessee

The citation

Official citation

When a break occurred on the extreme right wing of the Army of the Cumberland, this soldier rallied fugitives from other commands, and deployed his own regiment, thereby checking the Confederate advance until a new line was established.

Sources

• U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
• Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.