b. 1843 Maine. d. 03/06/1864 Washington DC.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 03/07/1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Born in 1843 in Maine, Richmond was living in Toledo, Ohio, when he joined the Army. He served during the war as a private in Company F of the 8th Ohio Infantry. On July 3, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg, he captured a Confederate battle flag.
He was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House the next year, on May 12, 1864, and died of his injuries weeks later, on June 3. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
For his actions at Gettysburg, Richmond was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on December 1, 1864.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag.
BURIAL LOCATION: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
SECTION 27, GRAVE 886.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
