Marion T. Anderson
Born: November 13, 1839 at Decatur County, Indiana
Home Town: Kokomo, Indiana
Date of Issue: September 1, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain Marion T. Anderson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 December 1864, while serving with Company D, 51st Indiana Infantry, in action at Nashville, Tennessee. Captain Anderson led his regiment over five lines of the enemy’s works, where he fell, severely wounded.
