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About Pvt. Jacob Yeager, Medal of Honor
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Jacob F. Yeager, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 11 May 1864, while serving with Company H, 101st Ohio Infantry, in action at Buzzard's Roost, Georgia. Private Yeager seized a shell with fuze burning that had fallen in the ranks of his company and threw it into a stream, thereby probably saving his comrades from injury.
General Orders: Date of Issue: August 3, 1897
Action Date: May 11, 1864
Service: Army
Rank: Private
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Company: Company H
Division: 101st Ohio Infantry
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company H, 101st Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 11, 1864 at Buzzard's Roost, Georgia. His citation reads "Seized a shell with fuse burning that had fallen in the ranks of his company and threw it into a stream, thereby probably saving his comrades from injury." He was a prisoner of war.
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Pvt. Jacob Yeager, Medal of Honor's Timeline
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January 27, 1841
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Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1909 |
November 13, 1909
Age 68
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Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States
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Greenlawn Cemetery, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, United States
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