148th Pennsylvania Volunteers
Medal of Honor Recipients
The Medal of Honor was presented to four members of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers:
ROBERT W. AMMERMAN
Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at Centre County, Pa. Birth: Centre County, Pa.
Citation: Capture of battle flag of 8th North Carolina (C.S.A.), being one of the foremost in the assault at Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 31 January 1865.
JEREMIAH Z. BROWN
Captain, Company K, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Rimmersburg, Pa. Birth: Clarion County, Pa.
Citation: With 100 selected volunteers, assaulted and captured the works of the enemy, together with a number of officers and men at Petersburg, Va., 27 October 1864.
Date of issue: 22 June 1896.
GEORGE W. HARRIS
Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Bellefonte, Pa. Birth: Schuylkill, Pa.
Citation: Capture of flag, wresting it from the color bearer and shooting an officer who attempted to regain it at Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
JOSIAH PHILLIPS
Private, Company E, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Ulysses, Pa. Birth: Wyoming County, N.Y.
Citation: Capture of flag at Sutherland Station, Va., 2 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
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