James T. Jennings Explained

Birth Date:1818
Birth Place:Devonshire, England
Death Place:Baltimore, Maryland
Placeofburial:Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Army
Union Army
Rank:Corporal
Unit:Company K, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry
Battles:American Civil War
Battle of Globe Tavern
Awards: Medal of Honor

James T. Jennings (April 1818 – March 22, 1865) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Jennings was born in Devonshire, England in 1818 and entered service at Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown at Weldon Railroad, Virginia on August 20, 1864 during the Battle of Globe Tavern, while serving as a Private with Company K, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry. His Medal of Honor was issued on 1 December 1864.

Jennings died at the age of 46, on March 22, 1865 and was buried at Loudon Park National Cemetery in Baltimore.