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John Charles Black was a 1888 Democratic nominee for Vice President and served as a US Representative at-large for Illinois from 1893 – 95. He was the U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1895 – 99. His brother, William P. Black, also earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel

    Division:

    37th Illinois Infantry

    Action Date:

    December 7, 1862

    Date of Issue: October 31, 1893

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Black, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 7 December 1862, while serving with 37th Illinois Infantry, in action at Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Lieutenant Colonel Black gallantly charged the position of the enemy at the head of his regiment, after two other regiments had been repulsed and driven down the hill, and captured a battery; was severely wounded.