The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Alexander A. Forman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 31 May 1862, while serving with Company C, 7th Michigan Infantry, in action at Fair Oaks, Virginia. Although wounded, Corporal Forman continued fighting until, fainting from loss of blood, he was carried off the field.