Nathan Huntley Edgerton
Born: August 25, 1838 at Barnesville, Ohio
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant & Adjutant Nathan Huntley Edgerton, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 29 September 1864, while serving with 6th U.S. Colored Infantry, in action at Chapin’s Farm, Virginia. First Lieutenant Edgerton took up the flag after three Color Bearers had been shot down and bore it forward, though himself wounded.