James F. Ayers
Born: 1847 at Collinstown, Virginia
Home Town: Richmond, Virginia
Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private James F. Ayers, United States Army, for rapid pursuit, gallantry, energy, and enterprise in an engagement with Indians on 23 April 1875, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Sappa Creek, Kansas.
