John C. Hunterson

John C. Hunterson (August 4, 1841 – November 6, 1927) was a Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War.

John C. Hunterson
Hunterson in c. 1880
Born	(1841-08-04)August 4, 1841 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	November 6, 1927(1927-11-06) (aged 86)
Place of burial	Gloria Dei Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Private
Unit	Company B, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

He mustered in with Company B of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry as a Private on July 23, 1861. He mustered out with his company, August 24, 1864.

Citation

Place and date: On the Peninsula, Va., 5 June 1862. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 2 August 1897. Citation: While under fire, between the lines of the 2 armies, voluntarily gave up his own horse to an engineer officer whom he was accompanying on a reconnaissance and whose horse had been killed, thus enabling the officer to escape with valuable papers in his possession.^[1]

See also

• Biography portal
• American Civil War portal

• List of Medal of Honor recipients