| 词条 | John W. Blunt |
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| name = John W. Blunt | birth_date = {{Birth date|1840|5|18}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1910|1|21|1840|5|18}} | image = Capt. John W. Blunt.jpg | birth_place = Columbia County, New York | death_place = New York | placeofburial_label = Place of burial | placeofburial = Chatham Rural Cemetery, Chatham, New York | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Army Union Army | rank = Captain Brevet Major | serviceyears = 1861–1865 | unit = 6th New York Cavalry | battles = American Civil War {{*}} Battle of Cedar Creek | awards = Medal of Honor }} John W. Blunt (May 5, 1840 – January 21, 1910) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Cedar Creek fought near Middletown, Virginia on October 19, 1864. The battle was the decisive engagement of Major General Philip Sheridan's Valley Campaigns of 1864 and was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. Blunt enlisted in the Army from Chatham, New York in October 1861, and was assigned to the 6th New York Cavalry. He was commissioned as an officer in November 1862.[1] He transferred to the 2nd New York Provisional Cavalry in June 1865, and mustered out with this regiment in August.[2] Medal of Honor citationThe President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant John W. Blunt, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864, while serving with Company K, 6th New York Cavalry, in action at Cedar Creek, Virginia. First Lieutenant Blunt voluntarily led a charge across a narrow bridge over the creek, against the lines of the enemy. See also
References1. ^6th NY Cavalry Regimental roster 2. ^2nd NY Provisional Cavalry Regimental roster External links
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