James Drury (soldier)

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{{Infobox military person

|name = James John Drury

|image =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1835|08|15}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1919|12|25|1835|08|15}}

|birth_place = Limerick, Ireland

|death_place = Lovilia, Iowa

|placeofburial = Lovilia Cemetery

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

|branch ={{army|USA}}

|serviceyears = 1861 - 1865

|rank = Sergeant

|unit = {{Flagicon|Vermont|1837}} Company C, 4th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment

|battles = Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road

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

}}

James John Drury (August 15, 1835 – December 25, 1919) was an Irish soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Drury received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road in Virginia on June 23, 1864. He was honored with the award on January 18, 1893.{{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=7 December 2013 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1469 |title=James Drury |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213095112/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1469 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://valor.defense.gov/Recipients/Army-Medal-of-Honor-Recipients/ |title=U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients |access-date=7 December 2013}}