Drury, James John
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 22, credited to Chester, VT Unit(s): 4th VT INF Service: enl 8/26/61, m/i 9/21/61, PVT, Co. C, 4th VT INF, pr CPL 10/27/63, reen 12/15/63, pr SGT 6/18/64, comn 2LT, 6/4/65 (6/17/65), m/o 7/26/65 as SGT (Medal of Honor) See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1835, County Clare, Ireland Death: 1919 Burial: St. Peters Cemetery, Lovilia, IA Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Kent Kooi Findagrave Memorial #: 7073174 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, widow Jane, 3/24/1920, IA Portrait?: Findagrave, VHS Collections College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS 2nd Great Grandfather of Cathy Antle, Locust Grove, OK (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   St. Peter Cemetery, Lovilia, IA Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
This soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor
James Drury
Rank and Organization:Sergeant, Co. C, 4th Vermont Infantry.
Place and date: Weldon Railroad, VA, 23 June 1864.
Entered service at: Chester.
Born: Ireland, 15 Aug 1835.
Died: 25 Dec 1919, Lovilia, Iowa.
Buried: Saint Peter Cemetery, Lovilia, IA
Date of Issue: 18 Jan 1893.
Citation: Saved the colors of his regiment when it was surrounded by a much larger force of the enemy and after the greater part of the regiment had been killed or captured.
See findagrave.com
See also: Beyer and Keydel, 368.
NARA File Number: R&P 169069.
