Joseph S. Manning
Born: April 13, 1845 at Ipswich, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Issue: December 1, 1864
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Joseph S. Manning, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 November 1863, while serving with Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Fort Sanders, Tennessee, for capture of flag of 16th Georgia Infantry (Confederate States of America).
