Sidney Haight
Born: August 21, 1847 at Reading, Michigan
Home Town: Goodland, Michigan
Status: POW
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: July 31, 1896
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Sidney Haight, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 July 1864, while serving with Company E, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, in action at Petersburg, Virginia. Instead of retreating, Corporal Haight remained in the captured works, regardless of his personal safety and exposed to the firing, which he boldly and deliberately returned until the enemy was close upon him.