b. 15/06/1834 Connecticut. d. 05/01/1899 Carson City, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia.
Elliott M Norton MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Union Army in Company H, 6th Michigan Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia. He was presented with his Medal on May 3, 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Rushed ahead of his column and captured the flag of the 44th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.).
BURIAL LOCATION: LIBERTY STREET CEMETERY, ALAMO, MICHIGAN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
