| 词条 | Jerry Wall |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1841|07|1}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1923|04|08|1841|07|1}} |birth_place = Geneva, New York |death_place = |placeofburial = Green Mount Cemetery, Dansville, Livingston County, New York |allegiance = United States of America |branch = United States Army |rank = Private |unit = Company B, 126th New York Infantry |battles = American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg |awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }}Jerry C. Wall (July 1, 1841 - April 8, 1923) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Wall was born in Geneva, New York, and he entered service in Milo. Wall was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, when he captured a Confederate Army flag as a private with Company B of the 126th New York Infantry. Two other men of the 126th New York Infantry won the Medal of Honor for their actions at Gettysburg, Morris Brown, Jr. and George H. Dore.[1] His Medal of Honor was issued on December 1, 1864.[3] Medal of Honor citation{{quote|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Jerry C. Wall, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 July 1863, while serving with Company B, 126th New York Infantry, in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for capture of flag.[4]}}See also
References1. ^{{cite book|author=Walter Gable|title=Seneca County and the Civil War|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cfLZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA38|date=15 July 2014|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-62619-633-9|pages=38–}} [2][3]2. ^1 {{cite web |title = Valor awards for Jerry C. Wall |website = Military Times, Hall of Valor |url = http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1672 |accessdate = 18 December 2014 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141217134603/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1672 |archivedate = 17 December 2014 |df = }} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=WALL, JERRY|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/1429/wall-jerry.php|accessdate=18 December 2014}} }} External links{{Find a Grave|8229310|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=18 December 2014}}{{ACMH}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wall, Jerry}}{{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub}} 8 : 1841 births|1923 deaths|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor|Burials in New York (state)|People from Geneva, New York|People of New York (state) in the American Civil War|Union Army soldiers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients |
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