ILGENFRITZ, CHARLES H.

Rank and Organization:   Sergeant, Company E, 207th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Pennsylvania. Birth: York County, Pa.

Place and date:  At Fort Sedgwick, Va., 2 April 1865.

Date of issue:  Unknown.

Citation:  The color bearer falling, pierced by 7 balls, he immediately sprang forward and grasped the colors, planting them upon the enemy's forts amid a murderous fire of grape, canister, and musketry from the enemy.

JENNINGS, JAMES T.

Rank and Organization:  Private, Company K, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Bucks County, Pa. Birth: England.

Place and date:  At Weldon Railroad, Va., 20 August 1864.

Date of issue:  1 December 1864.

Citation:  Capture of flag of 55th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.).

JOHNSON, JOSEPH E.

Rank and Organization:  First Lieutenant, Company A, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: ------. Born: 5 February 1843, Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pa.

Place and date:  At Fort Harrison, Va., 29 September 1864.

Date of issue:  1 April 1898.

Citation:  Though twice severely wounded while advancing in the assault, he disregarded his injuries and was among the first to enter the fort, where he was wounded for the third time.

JOHNSON, SAMUEL

Rank and Organization:  Private, Company G, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves.   Entered service at: Connellsville, Pa. Born: 1845, Fayette County, Pa.

Place and date:  At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862.

Date of issue:  G.0. No.: 160, 30 May 1863.

Citation:  Individual bravery and daring in capturing from the enemy 2 colors of the 1st Texas Rangers (C.S.A.), receiving in the act a severe wound.

JOHNSON, WALLACE W.

Rank and Organization:  Sergeant, Company G, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves.  Entered service at: Waverly, N.Y. Birth: Newfield, N.Y.

Place and date:  At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.

Date of issue:  8 August 1900.

Citation:  With five other volunteers gallantly charged on a number of the enemy's sharpshooters concealed in a log house, captured them, and brought them into the Union lines.

JONES, WILLIAM

Rank and Organization:  Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy. Born: 1831, Philadelphia, Pa. Accredited to: Pennsylvania.General Order No.: 45, 31 December 1864.

Citation:  As captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Jones fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

KEOUGH, JOHN

Rank and Organization:  Corporal, Company E, 67th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Albany, N.Y. Birth: Ireland.

Place and date:  At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.

Date of issue:  3 May 1865.

Citation:  Capture of battle flag of 50th Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).

KERR, THOMAS R.

Rank and Organization:  Captain, Company C, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry.   Entered service at: Pittsburgh, Pa. Born: 24 April 1843, Ireland.

Place and date:  At Moorfield, W. Va., 7 August 1864.

Date of issue:  13 June 1894.

Citation:  After being most desperately wounded, he captured the colors of the 8th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).

KINDIG, JOHN M.

Rank and Organization:  Corporal, Company A, 63d Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: ------. Birth: East Liberty, Pa.

Place and date:  At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.

Date of issue:  1 December 1864.

Citation:  Capture of flag of 28th North Carolina Infantry. (C.S.A.).

KINSEY, JOHN

Rank and Organization:  Corporal, Company B, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: -----. Birth: Lancaster County, Pa.

Place and date:  At Spotsylvania, Va., 18 May 1864.

Date of issue:  2 March 1897.

Citation:  Seized the colors, the color bearer having been shot, and with great gallantry succeeded in saving them from capture.

KRAMER, THEODORE L.

Rank and Organization:  Private, Company G, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Danville, Pa. Birth: Luzerne County, Pa.

Place and date:  At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864.

Date of issue:  6 April 1865.

Citation:  Took one of the first prisoners, a captain.

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