b. 14/05/1842 Payson, Illinois. d. 13/04/1933 San Diego, California.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 10/05/1864 Laurel Hill, Virginia.
Moses A Luce MOH
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company E, Fourth Michigan Infantry. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 10, 1864, he voluntarily returned in the face of the advancing Confederates to assist a wounded comrade and carried him to a place of safety. For extreme courage under enemy fire, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. After the war, he became a lawyer at San Diego, California and was prominent in that city’s early development. He was also a Vice-President at the Santa Fe Railroad, Postmaster and County Judge. He did not receive his Medal until February 7, 1895.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily returned in the face of the advancing enemy to the assistance of a wounded and helpless comrade, and carried him, at imminent peril, to a place of safety.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENWOOD MEMORIAL PARK, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
HAWTHORNE PLACE, LOT 89, GRAVE 2.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
