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Milton Matthews — Victoria Cross

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Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: American Civil War, Third Battle of Petersburg
Medals Recorded: 1

Milton Matthews

Private, U.S. Army

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American Civil WarThird Battle of Petersburg

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army

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Biography

Captured a Confederate flag as union troops breached lines.

In the final days of the Petersburg campaign, Milton Matthews captured the colors of the 7th Tennessee Infantry.

Matthews was a private in Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry. On April 2, 1865, as Union forces broke through the Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia, he seized the enemy flag. The feat brought him the Medal of Honor, presented on May 10, 1865.

Medal of Honor Citation: Capture of flag of 7th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).

Matthews was born in Pittsburgh. He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 11, 1896, and was buried in Wood National Cemetery.

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