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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Battle of Cross Keys, Battle of Brandy Station, Battle of Cedar Mountain, Second Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Stoneman's 1863 Raid, Battle of Gettysburg, Bristoe Campaign, Battle of Bristoe Station, Mine Run Campaign, Overland Campaign, Battle of Haw's Shop, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Trevilian Station, Siege of Petersburg, First Battle of Deep Bottom, Appomattox Campaign, Battle of Amelia Springs/Paines Crossroads
- Medals Recorded
- 2
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Andrew J. Young (Medal of Honor)
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓American Civil WarBattle of Cross KeysBattle of Brandy StationBattle of Cedar MountainSecond Battle of Bull RunBattle of AntietamBattle of FredericksburgStoneman's 1863 RaidBattle of GettysburgBristoe CampaignBattle of Bristoe StationMine Run CampaignOverland CampaignBattle of Haw's ShopBattle of Cold HarborBattle of Trevilian StationSiege of PetersburgFirst Battle of Deep BottomAppomattox CampaignBattle of Amelia Springs/Paines Crossroads
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
With the Confederacy collapsing in Virginia, Sergeant Andrew J. Young closed with the enemy at Paine's Crossroads and captured a flag. The brief official citation records an act that demanded direct contact with the opposing line.
Andrew J. Young was born December 28, 1837, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as Sergeant with Company F, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry.
On April 5, 1865, at Paine's Crossroads, Virginia, he performed the action that led to the award. The surviving record fixes the core event clearly and allows the account to be told without adding unsupported detail.
Medal of Honor Citation
Capture of flag.
The Medal of Honor was presented May 3, 1865. He died January 27, 1910, at Jefferson, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson, Pennsylvania.
His record is strongest when kept close to the documented action: the unit, place, date, and conduct for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.
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