Civil War
John Wainwright
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
Company F, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry
15 January 1865 · Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Public domain. Powell, William H. “Officers of the Army and Navy (Volunteer) Who Served in the Civil War, p. 44 (“Col. John Wainwright, U.S.V.: Colonel, Ninety-Seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers”). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L. R. Hamersly & Co., 1893. URL: https://archive.org/details/officersofarmyna01powe Source file
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Action
- Fort Fisher, North Carolina
The citation
Official citation
Gallant and meritorious conduct, where, as first lieutenant, he commanded the regiment.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
