b. 20/12/1845 Findlay, Ohio. d. 10/11/1911 Chattanooga, Tennessee.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 31/12/1862 Stone River, Tennessee.
Wilson J Vance MOH
Vance served in the American Civil War in the 21st Ohio Infantry as a private, enlisting in 1861. He received the Medal of Honor on September 17, 1897, for his actions on January 3, 1863, at the Battle of Stones River. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant, becoming the youngest commissioned officer in the Army of the Cumberland. He commanded a company at the Battle of Chickamauga while not yet 18 and remained in the army to the end of the war. His medal was presented on September 17, 1897.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily and under a heavy fire, while his command was falling back, rescued a wounded and helpless comrade from death or capture.
BURIAL LOCATION: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA.
SECTION 3, GRAVE 2360-WS.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
