Amzi D. Harmon

Amzi D. Harmon

Medal of Honor recipient
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IntroMedal of Honor recipient
wasMilitary leader
Work fieldMilitary
Gender
Male
Birth18 April 1845, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death9 October 1927 (aged 82 years)
Star signAries
Awards
Medal of Honor 
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Biography

Amzi Davis Harmon (April 18, 1845 – October 9, 1927) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Harmon received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Harmon's medal was won for his capturing of a Confederate States Army flag during the Third Battle of Petersburg, in Virginia on April 2, 1865. He was honored with the award on May 20, 1865.

Harmon was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and entered service in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was buried in St. Cloud, Florida.

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 Corporal Amzi Davis Harmon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.

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