John Charles Black
Born: January 27, 1839 at Lexington, Missouri
Home Town: Danville, Illinois
Date of Issue: October 31, 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 John Charles Black, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 7 December 1862, while serving with 37th Illinois Infantry, in action at Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Lieutenant Colonel Black gallantly charged the position of the enemy at the head of his regiment, after two other regiments had been repulsed and driven down the hill, and captured a battery; was severely wounded.
