b. 1840 Fulton County, Illinois. d. 03/09/1901 Prairie City, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Jacob Sanford MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Civil War as a Private in the 55th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His Medal was awarded to him on September 2, 1893. He was one of nine 55th Illinois Infantry soldiers to be awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Corporal Robert M. Cox, 1st Lieutenant John H. Fisher, Chaplain Milton L. Haney, Musician Orion P. Howe, Corporal James W. Larrabee, Private Robert A. Lower, Private Jerome Morford and Corporal John Warden).
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: PRAIRIE CITY CEMETERY, PRAIRIE CITY, ILLINOIS.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
