Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    19th Indiana Infantry

    Action Date:

    May 5, 1864

    Date of Issue: December 4, 1893

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Abram J. Buckles, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 May 1864, while serving with Company E, 19th Indiana Infantry, in action during the Wilderness Campaign, Virginia. Though suffering from an open wound, Sergeant Buckles carried the regimental colors until again wounded.