b. 23/08/1840 Jackson County, West Virginia. d. 10/11/1919 Columbus, Ohio.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Joel Parsons MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in Company B, 4th West Virginia Infantry, Union Army. At the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on May 22, 1863, Private Parsons as a volunteer of a storming party was at the head of his attacking force on a Confederate strong point. For bravery in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He did not receive the Medal until August 16, 1894.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
BURIAL LOCATION: UNION CEMETERY, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
OLD CEMETERY, OLD SECTION, LOT 273, SPACE 4.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
