Marcus A. Hanna
Born: November 3, 1842 at Bristol, Maine
Home Town: Rockport, Massachusetts
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: November 2, 1895
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Marcus A. Hanna, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 4 July 1863, while serving with Company B, 50th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Sergeant Hanna voluntarily exposed himself to a heavy fire to get water for comrades in rifle pits.
