b. 25/06/1838 Butler County, Ohio. d. 16/09/1909 Oxford, Ohio.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Richard W De Witt MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the Union Army in Company D, 47th Ohio Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads “Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
MOH CITATION:
For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863.
BURIAL LOCATION: OXFORD CEMETERY, OXFORD, OHIO.
SECTION 51, LOT 22
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
