The President of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

 

CORLISS, STEPHEN P.

Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, Company F, 4th New York Heavy Artillery. Place and Date: At South Side Railroad, Va., 2 April 1865. Born: 26 July 1842, Albany, N.Y. Date of Issue: 17 January 1895.

Citation:

Raised the fallen colors and, rushing forward in advance of the troops, placed them on the enemy's works.

 

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