Arthur Macarthur, Jr.
Born: June 2, 1845 at Springfield, Massachusetts
Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RELATED HEROES STORIES
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: June 30, 1890
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant and Adjutant Arthur MacArthur, Jr., United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 25 November 1863, while serving with 24th Wisconsin Infantry, in action at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee. First Lieutenant MacArthur seized the Colors of his regiment at a critical moment and planted them on the captured works on the crest of Missionary Ridge.