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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
American Civil War:#2of 21
First Battle of Bull Run#3of 12
Siege of Fort Pulaski#1of 1
Battle of Secessionville#1of 2
Second Battle of Charleston Harbor#1of 1
Second Battle of Fort Wagner#1of 1
Battle of Cold Harbor#3of 26
Siege of Petersburg#2of 25
Battle of the Crater#1of 9
Second Battle of Deep Bottom#1of 6
Battle of Chaffin's Farm#1of 23
Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road#1of 3
First Battle of Fort Fisher#1of 7
Second Battle of Fort Fisher#1of 11
Carolinas campaign#1of 3
Battle of Wilmington#1of 1
John Wainwright (soldier)
Colonel, U.S. Army
American Civil War:First Battle of Bull RunSiege of Fort PulaskiBattle of SecessionvilleSecond Battle of Charleston HarborSecond Battle of Fort WagnerBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgBattle of the CraterSecond Battle of Deep BottomBattle of Chaffin's FarmBattle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown RoadFirst Battle of Fort FisherSecond Battle of Fort FisherCarolinas campaignBattle of Wilmington
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
John Wainwright was a United States military officer during the American Civil War. A native of Syracuse, New York, he was awarded his nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his "gallant and meritorious conduct" while serving in the Union Army as a first lieutenant with the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina on January 15, 1865.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts