Samuel Cole Wright
Born: September 7, 1842 at Plympton, Massachusetts
Home Town: Plympton, Massachusetts
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Date of Issue: January 29, 1896
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Samuel Cole Wright, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 17 September 1862, while serving with Company E, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Antietam, Maryland. Private Wright voluntarily advanced under a destructive fire and removed a fence which would have impeded a contemplated charge.