Milton Matthews
{{Infobox military person
|name = Milton Matthews
|image =
|birth_date =
|death_date = April 11, 1896
|birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
|death_place =
|allegiance = United States
|branch = United States Army
Union Army
|serviceyears =
|rank = Private
|unit ={{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry
|battles = Third Battle of Petersburg
American Civil War
|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}
Milton Matthews (died April 11, 1896) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Matthews received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor.{{sfnp|WOV}} Matthews's medal was won for capturing the flag of the 7th Tennessee Infantry at the Third Battle of Petersburg, Virginia.{{sfnp|Subcommittee}} He was one of six members of the regiment to earn that award that day.{{sfnp|PA Civil War}} He was honored with the award on May 10, 1865.{{sfnp|CMOHS}}
Matthews was born in Pittsburgh, where he entered the service, and died in Milwaukee.{{sfnp|WOV}}{{sfnp|VC-MoH}}
Medal of Honor citation
{{quotation|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Milton Matthews, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company C, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag of 7th Tennessee Infantry (Confederate States of America).{{sfnp|WOV}}{{sfnp|Beyer|Beyer|1905|p=507}}{{sfnp|Wallace|1897|p=466}}{{sfnp|Brewer|1911|p=156}} }}
See also
{{Portal|Biography|American Civil War}}
Notes/references
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book | last1 =Beyer| first1 =Walter F.| last2 =Beyer| first2 =Oscar F.| title =Deeds of valor : How America's Civil War heroes won the Congressional Medal of Honor| publisher =The Perrien-Keydel Company| volume =I| year =1905| location =Detroit, MI| pages =612| language =en| hdl =2027/nyp.33433081908182?urlappend=%3Bseq=48| oclc =1148790472 }}
- {{cite book | last =Brewer | first =Abraham Titus | title =History Sixty-First Regiment Pennsylvania Folunteers, 1861-1865 | publisher =Pittsburgh, Art Engraving & Printing Co. | edition =1st | date =1911 | location =Pittsburgh, PA | pages =134-135, 156, 230 | language =en | url = https://archive.org/details/cu31924095613042/page/n4/mode/2up | format=pdf | oclc =276860166 |accessdate = March 13, 2022 }}
- {{cite book | last =Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs| first =United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare| editor =Edward M Kennedy, Chairman| title =Medal of Honor, 1863–1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States"| publisher =U.S. Government Printing Office| series =Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session| year =1968| location =Washington DC| page =160 | url = https://archive.org/details/medalofhonor186300unit/page/160/mode/1up | oclc =1049691780 |accessdate = March 13, 2022 |ref={{sfnref|Subcommittee}} }}
- {{cite book | last =Wallace | first =Lew | author-link =Lew Wallace | title =The story of American heroism | publisher =J.W. Jones | edition =1st | date =1897 | location = Springfield, OH | page =466 | language =en | url =https://archive.org/details/storyofamericanh00wall/page/n9/mode/2up | format = PDF | oclc =276860166 |accessdate = March 13, 2022 }}
- {{Cite web |title = Milton Matthews |work = Congressional Medal of Honor Society |publisher = Congressional Medal of Honor Society |date = February 22, 2022 |url = https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/milton-matthews |accessdate = March 12, 2022 |ref={{sfnref|CMOHS}} }}
- {{Cite web |title = Milton Matthews |work = The Wall of Valor Project |publisher = Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database |date = August 8, 2020 |url = https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2403 |accessdate = May 12, 2010 |ref={{sfnref|WOV}} }}
- {{Cite web |title = Milton Matthews |work = Medal of Honor Recipients |publisher = The Comprehensive Guide to the Victoria & George Cross|date = December 15, 2015 |url = http://www.vconline.org.uk/milton-matthews/4593748353.html |accessdate = May 2, 2010 |ref={{sfnref|VC-MoH}} }}
- {{Cite web |title = Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War |publisher = Pennsylvania Civil War Volunteers |date = January 1, 2015 |url = http://www.pacivilwar.com/ |accessdate = March 12, 2022 |ref={{sfnref|PA Civil War}} }}
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External links
- [http://www.pacivilwar.com/medalofhonor/westmoreland.html, Pennsylvania Volunteers, PA Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients, Westmoreland County]
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Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:19th-century American people
Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Category:People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War