James M. Cumpston
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Born | 1837 Gallia County, Ohio |
Died | Ohio | May 24, 1888
Place of burial | Coalton Cemetery, Coalton, Ohio |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Rank | Private |
Unit | ![]() |
Battles/wars | American Civil War • Valley Campaigns of 1864 |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
James M. Cumpston (1837 – May 24, 1888) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Although his military records are under Cumpston, his surname is correctly spelled Compston.
Medal of Honor citation[]
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private James M. Cumpston, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism from August to November, 1864, while serving with Company D, 91st Ohio Infantry, in action in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Virginia, for capture of flag.
See also[]
References[]
- "James M. Cumpston". Hall of Valor. Military Times.
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Categories:
- 1837 births
- 1888 deaths
- People from Gallia County, Ohio
- People of Ohio in the American Civil War
- Union Army soldiers
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
- American Civil War biography stubs