Private, Company D, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Cambria County, Pa. Birth: Wales.

Citation: Capture of flag of 45th Virginia (C.S.A.) at Piedmont, Va., 5 June 1864.

Date of issue: 26 November 1864.

JOHN W. MOSTOLLER

Private, Company B, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Somerset County, Pa.

Citation: Voluntarily led a charge on a Confederate battery (the officers of the company being disabled) and compelled its hasty removal. At Lynchburg, Va., 18 June 1864.

Date of issue: 27 December 1864.

JOHN W. SNEDDEN

Musician, Company E, 54th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Johnstown, Pa. Birth: Scotland.

Citation: Left his place in the rear, took the rifle of a disabled soldier, and fought through the remainder of the action. At Piedmont, Va., 5 June 1864.

Date of issue: 11 September 1897.

 

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

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