OLIVER, CHARLES

Rank and Organization:  Sergeant, Sergeant, Company M, 100th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Allegheny County, Pa. Birth: Allegheny County, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Petersburg, Va., 25 March 1865.

Date of Issue:  3 July 1865.

Citation:  Capture of flag of 31st Georgia Infantry (C.S.A.).

ORR, ROBERT L.

Rank and Organization:  Major, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 28 March 1836, Philadelphia, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865.

Date of Issue:  28 November 1892.

Citation:  Carried the colors at the head of the column in the assault after two color bearers had been shot down.

ORTEGA, JOHN

Rank and Organization:  Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1840, Spain. Accredited to: Pennsylvania.General Order No.: 45, 31 December 1864.

Citation:  Served as seaman on board the U.S.S. Saratoga during actions of that vessel on 2 occasions. Carrying out his duties courageously during these actions, Ortega conducted himself gallantly through both periods. Promoted to acting master's mate.

ORTH, JACOB G.

Rank and Organization:  Corporal, Company D, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.

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

Date of Issue:  15 January 1867.

Citation:  Capture of flag of 7th South Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.), in hand-to-hand encounter, although he was wounded in the shoulder.

PALMER, WILLIAM J.

Rank and Organization:  Colonel, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry.  Entered service at. Philadelphia, Pa. Born. 16 September 1836, Leipsic, Kent County, Del.

Place and Date:  At Red Hill, Ala., 14 January 1865.

Date of Issue:  24 February 1894.

Citation:  With less than 200 men, attacked and defeated a superior force of the enemy, capturing their fieldpiece and about 100 prisoners without losing a man.

PAUL, WILLIAM H.

Rank and Organization:  Private, Company E, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.

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

Date of Issue:  3 November 1896.

Citation:  Under a most withering and concentrated fire, voluntarily picked up the colors of his regiment, when the bearer and 2 of the color guard had been killed, and bore them aloft throughout the entire battle.

PEARSON, ALFRED L.

Rank and Organization:  Colonel, 155th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Lewis' Farm, Va., 29 March 1865.

Date of Issue:  17 September 1897.

Citation:  Seeing a brigade forced back by the enemy, he seized his regimental color, called on his men to follow him, and advanced upon the enemy under a severe fire. The whole brigade took up the advance, the lost ground was regained, and the enemy was repulsed

PENNYPACKER, GALUSHA

Rank and Organization:  Colonel, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: West Chester, Pa. Born: 1 June 1844, Valley Forge, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Fort Fisher, N.C., 15 January 1865.

Date of Issue:  17 August 1891.

Citation:  Gallantly led the charge over a traverse and planted the colors of one of his regiments thereon, was severely wounded.

PETTY, PHILIP

Rank and Organization:  Sergeant, Company A, 136th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Tioga County, Pa. Born: 7 May 1840, England.

Place and Date:  At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.

Date of Issue:  21 August 1893.

Citation:  Took up the colors as they fell out of the hands of the wounded color bearer and carried them forward in the charge.

PHILLIPS, JOSIAH

Rank and Organization:  Private, Company E, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Ulysses, Pa. Birth: Wyoming County, N.Y.

Place and Date:  At Sutherland Station, Va., 2 April 1865.

Date of Issue:  10 May 1865.

Citation:  Capture of flag.

PIPES, JAMES

Rank and Organization:  Captain, Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: ------. Birth: Green County, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863; At Reams Station, Va., 25 August 1864.

Date of Issue:  5 April 1898.

Citation:  While a sergeant and retiring with his company before the rapid advance of the enemy at Gettysburg, he and a companion stopped and carried to a place of safety a wounded and helpless comrade; in this act both he and his companion were severely wounded. A year later, at Reams Station, Va., while commanding a skirmish line, voluntarily assisted in checking a flank movement of the enemy, and while so doing was severely wounded, suffering the loss of an arm.

PORTER, HORACE

Rank and Organization:  Captain, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army.  Entered service at: Harrisburg, Pa. Born: 15 April 1837, Huntington, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Chickamauga, Ga., 20 September 1863.

Date of Issue:  8 July 1902.

Citation:  While acting as a volunteer aide, at a critical moment when the lines were broken, rallied enough fugitives to hold the ground under heavy fire long enough to effect the escape of wagon trains and batteries.

PURCELL, HIRAM W.

Rank and Organization:  Sergeant, Company G, 104th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at:------. Birth: Bucks County, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Fair Oaks, Va., 31 May 1862.

Date of Issue:  12 May 1894.

Citation:  While carrying the regimental colors on the retreat he returned to face the advancing enemy, flag in hand, and saved the other color, which would otherwise have been captured.

PURMAN, JAMES J.

Rank and Organization:  Lieutenant, Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Greene County, Pa. Birth: ------.

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

Date of Issue:  30 October 1896.

Citation:  Voluntarily assisted a wounded comrade to a place of apparent safety while the enemy were in close proximity; he received the fire of the enemy and a wound which resulted in the amputation of his left leg.

QUAY, MATTHEW S.

Rank and Organization:  Colonel, 134th Pennsylvania Infantry.  Entered service at: Beaver County, Pa. Born: 30 September 1833, Dilkburg, Pa.

Place and Date:  At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862.

Date of Issue:  9 July 1888.

Citation:  Although out of service, he voluntarily resumed duty on the eve of battle and took a conspicuous part in the charge on the heights.

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