Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Francis
Morrison
January 15, 1845

–

April 30, 1913

Cemetery:

Sugar Grove Cemetery

Francis Morrison was severely wounded by a musket ball in the breast a month after his Medal of Honor action while fighting Confederate forces at Deep Bottom, VA.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    85th Pennsylvania Infantry

    Action Date:

    June 17, 1864
    Date of Issue: August 2, 1897

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Francis Morrison, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 June 1864, while serving with Company H, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. Private Morrison voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire to bring off a wounded comrade.