Absalom Jordan

{{short description|American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient}}{{Infobox military person

|name = Absalom Jordan

|image = Absalom Jordan 1865 public domain USGov.jpg

|caption = Jordon in 1865

|birth_date = c. 1840

|death_date = {{death-date and age|May 3, 1888|1840}}

|birth_place = Brown County, Ohio

|death_place =

|placeofburial = Lovett, Indiana

|allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}}

|branch = {{army|USA}}

|serviceyears =

|rank = Corporal

|unit = {{Flagicon|Indiana}} Company A, 3rd Indiana Cavalry

|battles = American Civil War

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Absalom Jordan (c. 1840 - May 3, 1888) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Jordan received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.{{Cite web|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/36|title=Absalom Jordan|access-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805062357/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=36|archive-date=2014-08-05|url-status=live}} Jordan's medal was won for his capturing a flag at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia on April 6, 1865 He was honored with the award on May 3, 1865.{{Cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#JORDAN|title=Civil War (G-L) Medal of Honor Recipients|accessdate=July 28, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606203802/http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_gl.html#JORDAN|url-status=dead}}

Jordan was born in Brown County, Ohio, entered service in Madison, Indiana, and was buried in Lovett, Indiana.