Ivers S. Calkin
Born: May 29, 1836 at Elizabethtown, New York
Home Town: Willsboro, New York
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: May 3, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant Ivers S. Calkin, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company M, 2d New York Cavalry, in action at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia, for capture of flag of 18th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).