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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Service Era
- American Civil War, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, Appomattox Campaign
- Medals Recorded
- 2
Sidney Haight
Corporal, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓American Civil WarBattle of the WildernessBattle of Spotsylvania Court HouseBattle of Cold HarborSiege of PetersburgAppomattox Campaign
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Stayed in the Crater's works, firing until the foe closed in!
Sidney Haight refused to abandon a captured position at Petersburg when the men around him were falling back. A corporal in Company E, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, he fought in the assault of 30 July 1864.
Instead of retreating, Haight remained in the captured works under direct enemy fire. From his exposed position he deliberately returned fire until Confederate troops closed in. That steadfast conduct earned him the Medal of Honor.
Medal of Honor Citation (condensed)
At Petersburg, Haight remained in the captured works instead of retreating and deliberately returned enemy fire until Confederate troops came close to his position.
Haight was born at Reading, Michigan, though authoritative Medal of Honor sources disagree on whether the year was 1846 or 1847. He died on 17 September 1918 and was buried in West Reading Cemetery in Michigan.
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