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Asel Hagerty — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: Battle of Sayler's Creek, American Civil War
Medals Recorded: 2

Asel Hagerty

Private, U.S. Army

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Battle of Sayler's CreekAmerican Civil War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army
Civil War Campaign Medal 1862–1895 Army

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Biography

At Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865, Private Asel Hagerty captured an enemy flag as Union forces broke apart much of the retreating Confederate army. The action earned him the Medal of Honor.

Asel Hagerty was born June 30, 1837, in Canada. During the period relevant to his Medal of Honor, he served as Private with Company A, 61st New York Infantry.

On April 6, 1865, at Deatonsville, Sailor's Creek, 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 10, 1865. He died March 30, 1919. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Defiance, Ohio.

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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