CLINTON COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL NARRATIVE STONE D
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor War Memorial Tablet
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: CRAIG DODA
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Jonathan C. Kirk, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 23 May 1864, while serving with Company F, 20th Indiana Infantry, in action at North Anna River, Virginia. Captain Kirk volunteered for dangerous service and single-handedly captured 13 armed Confederate soldiers and marched them to the rear.
SEE ALSO-CLINTON COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL OVERVIEW
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