Richard Welch
Born: 1828 at Ireland
Home Town: Williamstown, Massachusetts
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: May 10, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Richard Welch, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company E, 37th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.