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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    116th Pennsylvania Infantry

    Action Date:

    June 3, 1864

    Date of Issue: March 1, 1906

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private James M. Seitzinger, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 3 June 1864, while serving with Company G, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Cold Harbor, Virginia. When the Color Bearer was shot down, Private Seitzinger seized the colors and bore them gallantly in a charge against the enemy.