Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Oliver Hughes
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
12th Kentucky Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: February 20, 1865
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Town Creek, North Carolina, USA
Citation
Capture of flag of 11th South Carolina (C.S.A.).
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 1, 1865
- Born: January 21, 1844, Fentress County, TN, United States
- Died: January 5, 1911, Macon, MO, United States
- Buried: Old Callao Cemetery (PM), Callao, MO, United States