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

Medal of Honor

to

 

HERINGTON, PITT B.

Rank and Organization: Private, Company E, 11th Iowa Infantry. Place and Date: Near Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 15 June 1864. Entered Service At: Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa. Born: 1840, Michigan. Date of Issue: 27 November 1899.

Citation:

With one companion and under a fierce fire of the enemy at close range, went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.