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James Webb (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals1

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1002618 of 4539

U.S. Army#396of 2023

Infantry#373of 1570

James Webb (Medal of Honor)

soldier, U.S. Army

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor

Ribbon Rack

Biography

James W. Webb was an American soldier who fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor on September 17, 1897, for actions as a private with the 5th New York Infantry during the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862. He was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York on September 2, 1841 and died from pneumonia at Kings County Hospital there on June 7, 1915. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts