ANDERSON, MARION T. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Captain, Company D, 51st Indiana Infantry. Place and date: At Nashville, Tenn., 16 December 1864.

Entered service at:   Kokomo, Ind.

Birth:   Decatur County, Ind.

Date of issue:   1 September 1893.

Citation:   Led his regiment over 5 lines of the enemy's works, where he fell, severely wounded.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)