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]
Rank 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.
josiah, livingston, february, 1837, july, 1917, officer, union, army, medal, honor, recipient, actions, american, civil, born, 1837, february, 1837walden, vermontdiedjuly, 1917, 1917, aged, place, burialrobinson, cemetery, calais, vermontallegianceunited, stat. 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 Josiah O LivingstonBorn 1837 02 03 February 3 1837Walden VermontDiedJuly 23 1917 1917 07 23 aged 80 Place of burialRobinson Cemetery Calais VermontAllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionService wbr branchUnited States ArmyUnion ArmyYears of service1862 1865RankCaptainUnit9th Vermont Volunteer Infantry RegimentBattles warsAmerican Civil WarAwardsMedal of HonorLivingston 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 Contents 1 Medal of Honor citation 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMedal of Honor citation editRank 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 edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp American Civil War portalList of Medal of Honor recipients List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients G LReferences edit Vermont Civil War Lest We Forget vermontcivilwar org Archived from the original on 2018 03 29 Retrieved 2013 11 22 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History JOSIAH O LIVINGSTON entry Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War United States Army Center of Military History June 8 2009 Archived from the original on 2012 09 02 Retrieved 2008 03 13 External links edit Josiah O Livingston Claim to Fame Medal of Honor recipients Find a Grave Retrieved 2008 03 26 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josiah O Livingston amp oldid 1148295450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
