United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Josiah O. Livingston
1837 – 1917
Josiah O. Livingston served the U.S. Army. Josiah was 80 years old.
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
2 February 1864 · At Newport Barracks, N.C. · First Lieutenant, and Adjutant, 9th Vermont Infantry.
When, after desperate res1stance, the small garrison had been driven back to the river by a vastly superior force, this officer, while a small force held back the enemy, personally fired the railroad bridge, and, although wounded himself, ass1sted a wounded officer over the burning structure.
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
When, after desperate res1stance, the small garrison had been driven back to the river by a vastly superior force, this officer, while a small force held back the enemy, personally fired the railroad bridge, and, although wounded himself, ass1sted a wounded officer over the burning structure.
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