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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant Major

    Division:

    89th Illinois Infantry

    Action Date:

    December 31, 1862

    Date of Issue: August 6, 1902

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Major John McGreath Farquhar, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 31 December 1862, while serving with 89th Illinois Infantry, in action at Stone River, Tennessee. When a break occurred on the extreme right wing of the Army of the Cumberland, Sergeant Major Farquhar rallied fugitives from other commands, and deployed his own regiment, thereby checking the Confederate advance until a new line was established.