The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
WEBB, JAMES
Rank and Organization: Private, Company F, 5th New York Infantry. Place and
Date: At Bull Run, Va., 30 August 1862. Birth: Brooklyn, N.Y. Date
Of Issue: 17 September 1897.
Citation:
Under heavy fire voluntarily carried information to a battery commander that enabled
him to save his guns from capture. Was severely wounded, but refused to go to the hospital
and participated in the remainder of the campaign.
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