Sgt. John S. Darrough, Medal of Honor

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John Samuel Darrough

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Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Death: 1920 (78-79)
Place of Burial: GAR Cemetery Watseka Iroquois County Illinois
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Vogan Darrough and Ricey Ann Darrough
Husband of Mattie E. Darrough and Samantha E Darrough
Father of Winifred Steely; Earl Darrough and Winnie Steely
Brother of Josiah Darrough; Mary Darrough Young; Rufus C. Darrough; James W. Darrough; Thomas Darrough, I. and 3 others

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About Sgt. John S. Darrough, Medal of Honor

Citation

Saved the life of a captain.

http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/327/darrough-john-s.php

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8114540

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._Darrough

John Samuel Darrough (April 6, 1841 – August 14, 1920) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during a skirmish near Eastport, Mississippi. Born in Kentucky, Darrough moved to Illinois as a child and enlisted in the Union Army from that state. While participating in a mission to destroy a Confederate railway, Darrough and others were stranded on the shore of the Tennessee River under intense enemy fire. Although he had found a canoe with which to cross the river safely, he voluntarily returned to the Confederate-held shore to rescue a fellow soldier who was in danger of drowning.


Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on October 10, 1864 at Eastport, Mississippi. His citation reads "Saved the life of a captain." (bio by: Don Morfe)

Additional Sources: A photograph of his tombstone.

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Sgt. John S. Darrough, Medal of Honor's Timeline

1841
1841
Kentucky, United States
1874
1874
1875
October 10, 1875
Watseka, Iroquois, IL, United States
1920
August 1920
Age 79
GAR Cemetery Watseka Iroquois County Illinois
1920
Age 79
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