Leverett M. Kelley | |
Death Date: | 1924 |
Birth Place: | Schenectady, New York, US |
Placeofburial: | Arlington National Cemetery |
Branch: | Union Army |
Rank: | Captain |
Unit: | 36th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Awards: | Medal of Honor |
Leverett M. Kelley (1841–1924) was an American soldier and member of the 36th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment who fought in the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for forcing the surrender of a Confederate Captain at the Battle of Missionary Ridge.[1] [2] [3] After the war, he was a resident of Kane County, Illinois. He died in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[4]