John Hughey (Medal of Honor)

John Hughey
Born	1836
Died	1900
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Company L, 2nd Ohio Cavalry
Battles/wars	Battle of Sayler's Creek American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

John P. Hughey (1836-1900) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.^[1]

Hughey was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1836 and entered service in Anna, Illinois. He died in Fulton County, Kentucky.^[2] He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on April 6, 1865, while serving as a Corporal with Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry, at the Battle of Sayler's Creek, in Virginia. Hughey won his medal for capturing the battle flag of the Confederate States Army's 38th Virginia Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on May 3, 1865.^[2]

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 John P. Hughey, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company L, 2d Ohio Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag of 38th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).

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External links

• "John Hughey". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 August 2014. 

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.