Francis W. Judge
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Francis W. Judge (February 10, 1838 - December 3, 1904) was an English-born American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War.
Biography
Judge was born in England on February 10, 1838.{{Cite web |title=Francis Judge - Recipient - |url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/886 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=valor.militarytimes.com |language=en}} He moved to America sometime between his birth and the start of the American Civil War. He served as First sergeant in Company K of the 79th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.{{Cite book |last=United States. Congress. |first=Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiLMpd82J2gC |title=Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-1978: "In the Name of the Congress of the United States" |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1979 |pages=134 |language=English}} Judge eventually reached the rank of Brevet Major in the U.S Volunteers.{{Cite web |title=Francis W Judge {{!}} U.S. Civil War {{!}} U.S. Army {{!}} Medal of Honor Recipient |url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/francis-w-judge |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |language=en}} He earned his medal in action at the Battle of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee on November 29, 1863.{{Cite web |title=Judge, Francis W |url=https://mohmuseum.org/medal_of_honor/judge-francis-w/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The National Medal of Honor Museum |language=en-US}} He received his medal on November 2, 1870. He died in New York, New York on December 3, 1904, and is now buried in The Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Medal of Honor Citation
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Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Category:People of New York (state) in the American Civil War