Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
John Snyders Kenyon
Details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company D,
3d New York Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: May 15, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Trenton, North Carolina, USA
Citation
Voluntarily left a retiring column, returned in the face of the enemy's fire, helped a wounded man upon a horse, and so enabled him to escape capture or death.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Schenevus, Otsego County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: September 28, 1897
- Born: May 5, 1843, Grosvenors Corners, Schoharie County, NY, United States
- Died: February 16, 1902
- Buried: Oakwood Cemetery (MH) (27-74), Syracuse, NY, United States