Amasa Sawyer Tracy
Born: March 16, 1829 at Dover, Maine
Home Town: Middlebury, Vermont
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: June 24, 1892
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Amasa Sawyer Tracy, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864, while serving with 2d Vermont Infantry, in action at Cedar Creek, Virginia. Lieutenant Colonel Tracy took command of and led the brigade in the assault on the enemy’s works.
