| 词条 | Josiah O. Livingston |
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|name= Josiah O. Livingston |birth_date= {{Birth date|1837|2|3}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1917|7|23|1837|2|3}} |birth_place= Walden, Vermont |death_place= |placeofburial= Robinson Cemetery, Calais, Vermont |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America Union |branch= United States Army Union Army |serviceyears= 1862 - 1865 |rank= Captain |commands= |unit= 9th Vermont Infantry |battles= American Civil War |awards= Medal of Honor |laterwork= |relations= }} Josiah O. Livingston (February 3, 1837–July 23, 1917) was an officer in the Union Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War. Livingston joined the 9th Vermont Infantry as a first lieutenant in June 1862, and became regimental adjutant a year later. He was promoted to captain in November 1864. [1] Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: First Lieutenant, and Adjutant, 9th Vermont Infantry. Place and date: At Newport Barracks, N.C., February 2, 1864. Entered service at: Marshfield, Vt. Birth: Walden, Vt. Date of issue: September 8, 1891. Citation:When, after desperate resistance, the small garrison had been driven back to the river by a vastly superior force, this officer, while a small force held back the enemy, personally fired the railroad bridge, and, although wounded himself, assisted a wounded officer over the burning structure. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://vermontcivilwar.org/museum/moh/bios.php?input=3765|title=Vermont Civil War, Lest We Forget|website=vermontcivilwar.org}} {{ACMH}}
|accessdate=2008-03-13 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |title = "JOSIAH O. LIVINGSTON" entry |work = Medal of Honor recipients: American Civil War |date = June 8, 2009 |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History}} External links
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