8th Cavalry Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

JOHN GALLOWAY

Commissary Sergeant, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.

Citation: At Farmville, Va., 7 April 1865. His regiment being surprised and nearly overwhelmed, he dashed forward under a heavy fire, reached the right of the regiment, where the danger was greatest, rallied the men and prevented a disaster that was imminent.

Date of issue: 30 October 1897.

JOHN M. VANDERSLICE

Private, Company D, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa.

Citation: At Hatchers Run, Va., 6 February 1865, was the first man to reach the enemy's rifle pits, which were taken in the charge.

Date of issue: 1 September 1893.

 

Source: The U.S. Army Center of Military History.