Medal of Honor
May 12, 1864
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company E, 11th New Hampshire Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓Six color bearers of the regiment having been killed, he voluntarily took both flags of the regiment and carried them through the remainder of the battle.
Sources & record notes
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- Nathaniel C Barker — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000579
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-26
- Entered service at
- Manchester, N.H.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 66ef52cb00158c0476bd5218578514b9dfbd86c22cc42fa151a8ce72a1476a06
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