Medal of Honor
October 13, 1864
Buzzard's Roost Gap, Georgia, USA
- Rank at action
- Captain
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company D, 115th Illinois Infantry
The Citation
Sources ↓With only 41 men under his command, defended and held a blockhouse against the attack of Hood's Division for nearly 10 hours, thus checking the advance of the enemy and insuring the safety of the balance of the regiment, as well as that of the 8th Kentucky Infantry, then stationed at Ringgold, Ga.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Samuel Hymer — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000861
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-27
- Entered service at
- Rushville, Schuyler County, Ill.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 476cc34c298cb0047c9e8462c6f474451484c501dc38c979b2b9eb3e4eafe22e
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile supplies the historical Buzzard’s Roost Gap action place and confirms the unit and action date.