Stephen Potter Corliss
Born: July 26, 1842 at Albany, New York
Home Town: Albany, New York
Medal of Honor
U.S. Army
American Civil War
Date of Issue: January 17, 1895
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Stephen Potter Corliss, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company F, 4th New York Heavy Artillery, in action at South Side Railroad, Virginia. First Lieutenant Corliss raised the fallen colors and, rushing forward in advance of the troops, placed them on the enemy’s works.
