Carlos W. Colby
Born: May 15, 1837 at Merrimack, New Hampshire
Home Town: Madison County, Illinois
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: January 31, 1896
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Carlos W. Colby, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company I, 97th Illinois Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.