Nicholas Fox
Born: 1844 at Unknown
Home Town: Greenwich, Connecticut
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: April 1, 1898
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Nicholas Fox, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 June 1863, while serving with Company H, 28th Connecticut Infantry, in action at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Private Fox made two trips across an open space, in the face of the enemy’s concentrated fire, and secured water for the sick and wounded.
