Francis Morrison
Born: January 15, 1845 at Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Drakestown, Pennsylvania
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: August 2, 1897
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Francis Morrison, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 June 1864, while serving with Company H, 85th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Bermuda Hundred, Virginia. Private Morrison voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire to bring off a wounded comrade.