Zachariah C. Neahr
Born: December 9, 1830 at Palatine, New York
Home Town: Canajoharie, New York
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Date of Issue: September 11, 1890
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Zachariah C. Neahr, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 January 1865, while serving with Company K, 142d New York Infantry, in action at Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Private Neahr voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading.