James M. Cumpston
Born: 1837 at Gallia County, Ohio
Home Town: Portsmouth, Ohio
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private James M. Cumpston, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism from August to November, 1864, while serving with Company D, 91st Ohio Infantry, in action in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Virginia, for capture of flag.