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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private
- Service Era
- Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, American Civil War
- Medals Recorded
- 2
James K. Sturgeon
Private, U.S. Army
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Biography
Advanced alone, shot two Confederates and captured the third
At Kenesaw Mountain, Private James Knox Sturgeon moved beyond the Union line and confronted three Confederate soldiers on his own.
Sturgeon was born in Perry County, Ohio. He served in Company F, 46th Ohio Infantry.
On June 15, 1864, Sturgeon advanced beyond the lines. In an encounter with three Confederates, he shot two and captured the third. He received the Medal of Honor on January 2, 1895.
Medal of Honor Citation
Advanced beyond the lines, shot two of three Confederates encountered there, and captured the third.
CMOHS records that Sturgeon died on August 19, 1898, in Los Angeles and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
His record is presented to the level supported by the sources reviewed, without filling gaps by inference.
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