b. 28/02/1818 Pittsfield, Massachusetts. d. 17/12/1900 Fairfield, Iowa.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 27/05/1863 Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Strong was born on 28 February 1818 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts to parents Noble Strong and Anna King Strong, one of four children. He married Clarissa Wells Strong in 1846 and fathered one child. He was a farmer by trade.
Strong enlisted in the Army as a sergeant on 11 September 1862 in Pittsfield. He was listed as being 42 years old. He was mustered into Company C of the 49th Massachusetts Infantry on 19 September 1862. On 27 May 1863, Strong volunteered to assault the Confederate works at Port Hudson before the general attack. Strong was injured during this assault. He was promoted to second lieutenant on 24 June 1863 but was mustered out of the Army on 1 September 1863 in Pittsfield.
MOH CITATION:
Volunteered in response to a call and took part in the movement that was made upon the enemy’s works under a heavy fire therefrom in advance of the general assault.
BURIAL LOCATION: FAIRFIELD CITY CEMETERY, FAIRFIELD, IOWA.
LOT 123.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
