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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    56th Pennsylvania Infantry

    Action Date:

    August 20, 1864

    Date of Issue: December 1, 1864

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private James T. Jennings, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 20 August 1864, while serving with Company K, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Weldon Railroad, Virginia, for capture of flag of 55th North Carolina Infantry (Confederate States of America).