James D. Vernay

Second Lieutenant

1834 – 1918

Second Lieutenant James D. Vernay served the U.S. Army. James was 83 years old.

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U.S. Army

Second Lieutenant

Medal of Honor

22 April 1863 · At Vicksburg Miss. · Second Lieutenant, Company B, 11th Illinois Infantry.

Served gallantly as a volunteer with the crew of the steamer Horizon that, under a heavy fire, passed the Confederate batteries.

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Medal of Honor - Army April 22, 1863 · At Vicksburg Miss. · Second Lieutenant, Company B, 11th Illinois Infantry.

Served gallantly as a volunteer with the crew of the steamer Horizon that, under a heavy fire, passed the Confederate batteries.

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James D. Vernay

Second Lieutenant

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