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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    113th Illinois Infantry

    Action Date:

    October 10, 1864

    Date of Issue: February 5, 1895

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant John S. Darrough, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 10 October 1864, while serving with Company F, 113th Illinois Infantry, in action at Eastport, Mississippi. Sergeant Darrough saved the life of a captain.