John Gregory Bishop Adams

Rank: Second Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Captain)

Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War

Unit/Command: Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry

Military Service Branch: U.S. Army

Medal of Honor Action Date: December 13, 1862

Medal of Honor Action Place: Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Seized the two colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.

Accredited to: West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Awarded Posthumously: No

Presentation Date & Details: December 16, 1896

Born: October 6, 1841, Groveland, Essex County, MA, United States

Died: October 19, 1900, Lynn, MA, United States

Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery (MH), Lynn, MA, United States

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