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Jacob F. Yeager — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: soldier
Service Era: American Civil War
Medals Recorded: 2

Jacob F. Yeager

soldier, U.S. Army

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American Civil War

Awards & Decorations

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

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Biography

Civil War soldier saved comrades from a deadly artillery shell

At Buzzard's Roost, Private Jacob F. Yeager seized a live artillery shell and threw it into a stream before it could explode among his comrades.

Jacob F. Yeager was born January 27, 1841, at New Texas, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. During the period relevant to this record, he served as Private with Company H, 101st Ohio Infantry.

On May 11, 1864, at Buzzard's Roost, Georgia, the act required Yeager to handle a shell whose fuse was already burning. His quick action removed the immediate danger to nearby soldiers.

Medal of Honor Citation (condensed)

Seized a shell with a burning fuse and threw it into a stream, preventing it from exploding among his comrades.

He died November 13, 1909. He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery at Tiffin, Ohio.

His record is presented to the level supported by the sources reviewed, without filling gaps by inference.

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