Richard Napoleon Batchelder

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel & Chief Quartermaster Richard Napoleon Batchelder, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on October 13 – 15, 1863, while serving with 2d Corps, in action at Catlett & Fairfax Stations, Virginia. Being ordered to move his trains by a continuous day-and-night march, and without the usual military escort, Lieutenant Colonel Batchelder armed his teamsters and personally commanded them, successfully fighting against heavy odds and bringing his trains through without the loss of a wagon.