Jean J. Beaufort
{{Short description|United States Medal of Honor recipient (1832–1897)}}
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|name = Jean J. Beaufort
|birth_date = c. 1832
|death_date = September 15, {{Death year and age|1897|1832}}
|image = US-MOH-1862.png
|alt = Civil War era Medal of Honor
|birth_place = France
|death_place = Colorado, US
|placeofburial_label = Place of burial
|placeofburial = Arlington National Cemetery
|allegiance =
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- Union
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|branch =
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- {{flag|United States Army}}
- Union Army
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|unit = 25 px 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry (Union)
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|awards = 35 px Medal of Honor
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Jean Joseph Beaufort, (c. 1832 – September 15, 1897) known also as John Joseph Beaufort, was a corporal in the Union Army who was awarded a Medal of Honor for heroic actions during the American Civil War.
Early life
Beaufort was born in 1832 in France.{{Hall of Valor|1659|accessdate=August 30, 2011}} He later immigrated to the United States.
Later life
File:Jean (John) J. Beaufort Arlington National Cemetery version 2.jpg
Beaufort was living in New Orleans, Louisiana when the Civil War broke out. After the Union captured New Orleans, Beaufort volunteered for service in the Union army, joining the 2nd Louisiana Regiment Infantry at around May 20, 1863.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/76/beaufort-jean-j.php |title=Corporal BEAUFORT, JEAN J., U.S. ARMY |author=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |year=2011 |publisher=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |access-date=13 January 2011}}
When the 2nd Louisiana Infantry approached Port Hudson, Beaufort volunteered to take a party of eight people behind enemy lines to destroy a signal station; he succeeded, giving the Union a key advantage in the impending Siege of Port Hudson.
Thirty four years later, Beaufort was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the assault on the signal station. He died some two months later on September 15, 1897, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.{{cite web |url=https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CghiZWF1Zm9ydBIBag--/ |title=Burial Detail: Beaufort, John J. (Section 13, Grave 13784) |work= ANC Explorer|publisher=Arlington National Cemetery |id=(Official website)}}
See also
{{Portal|American Civil War|Biography}}
References
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External links
- [https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CghiZWF1Zm9ydA--/ Arlington National Cemetery]
- {{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/beaufort.htm |title= John Joseph Beaufort|date= 16 July 2023|publisher=at ArlingtonCemetery.net|id=(Unofficial website)}}
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Category:French emigrants to the United States
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Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor