Joseph Snively Hedges | |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1836 |
Birth Place: | Mansfield, Ohio |
Placeofburial: | Mansfield, Ohio |
Rank: | First Lieutenant |
Unit: | 4th U.S. Cavalry |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Joseph Snively Hedges (1836 β 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry as a First Lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Cavalry for action on December 17, 1864 near Harpeth River, Tennessee.
βAt the head of his regiment charged a field battery with strong infantry supports, broke the enemy's line, and, with other mounted troops, captured three guns and many prisoners.β