John Hack (Medal of Honor) explained
John Hack (November 26, 1842 – March 29, 1933) was a decorated hero of the Union Army in the American Civil War.
Medal
According to the Military Times Hall of Valor, "on 3 May 1863, while serving with Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Hack was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and two barges loaded with subsistence stores." Hodges and nine others in Company B did this while Confederate States Army batteries were shooting at them "under cover of darkness" Hodges was awarded the Medal of Honor "for extreme bravery under fire" on December 31, 1907.
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 47th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Vicksburg, MS., May 3, 1863
Citation:
Was one of a party which volunteered and attempted to run the enemy's batteries with a steam tug and 2 barges loaded with subsistence stores.
Post War
Hack returned to Ohio and married Delphina Cooley. They had three children.
See also
References
- Book: Brown, Theodore F.. Marching Through Georgia with Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea: Address Delivered at the Twenty-Third Annual Reunion of the Forty-Seventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry at Geo. H. Thomas Post Hall, Cincinnati September 28, 1909. Louis Mund. 1909. West Alexandria, OH . 2027/mdp.39015065336573 . 301205250.
- Book: Foraker. J. B.. Axline. H. A.. Robinson. J. S.. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861 - 1865; . Werner Co.. Three Year's Service - 37th-53rd Regiments-Infantry. IV. 1886. Akron, OH. 1744402.
- Book: Mitchell. Joseph B.. Otis. James. The Badge of Gallantry; Recollections of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor winners. Macmillan . 1968. New York. 194. 2027/mdp.39015005683266. 560289389 .
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- Book: Saunier, Joseph A. A History of the Forty-Seventh Regiment, Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry: Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, Army of Tennessee. Press of the Lyle Printing Company. 1903. Hillsboro, OH.
- Book: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Edward M Kennedy, Chairman. Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office. Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. 1968. Washington DC. 1087. 1049691780.
- Book: U.S. War Department. Medals of honor issued by the War department from September 1, 1904, to June 30, 1915.. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC. 1915. 1049613274.
- Book: The Werner Company. The Story of American Heroism: Thrilling Narratives of Personal Adventures During the Great Civil War as Told by the Medal Winners and Roll of Honor Men. The Werner Company. 1896. New York, NY. 798. 1085307831.
- Web site: Sightline Media Group. 2020. Hall of Valor: The Military Medals Database. The Hall of Valor Project. 19 May 2020. .
- Web site: VCOnline . 2020 . MOHs - victoriacross . THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS . 2 May 2020 . . 3 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200503163659/http://www.vconline.org.uk/mohs/4589918581 . dead .
- Web site: CMOHS. CMOHS.org - Official Website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. 2014. 19 August 2014. .
- Web site: The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. Home - The National Medal of Honor Museum The National Medal of Honor Museum. The National Medal of Honor Museum. 2020. 19 May 2020. .
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