Francis Jay Herron
Born: February 17, 1837 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Status: POW
Date of Issue: September 26, 1893
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Francis Jay Herron, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 7 March 1862, while serving with 9th Iowa Infantry, in action at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Lieutenant Colonel Herron was foremost in leading his men, rallying them to repeated acts of daring, until himself disabled and taken prisoner.