19th Indiana
MEDAL OF HONOR
Recipient
(Only man so honored)
Buckles, Abraham (Abram) Jay (Company-E)
Born: August 2, 1846 Delaware Co., IN - Died: January 19, 1915 Fairfield, CA
Residence at time of enlistment: Muncie, Delaware Co., IN
Enlisted: July 29, 1861 as a Private (age 14) - Discharged: May 15, 1865 as a 2nd Lieutenant
Transfer: October 16, 1864 to the 20th IN Infantry, Co. E
WND: May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, VA (twice)
* Buried: Fairfield Cemetery - Fairfield, CA
MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION:
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 5, 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
"Although wounded, continued to carry the regimental colors until wounded again."
S. D. Buckles (4th Cousin, 3 times removed) - sbuckles@frontiernet.net

* Please contact me with any information (photo, ancestry, descendants/relatives, etc.)
Don Strube - 7th-wis@core.com
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