BURBANK, JAMES H. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Sergeant, Company K, 4th Rhode Island Infantry.
Place and date:   At Blackwater, near Franklin, Va., 3 October 1862. Entered service at: Providence, R.I. Born: 5 January 1838, Holland.

Date of issue:   27 July 1896.

Citation:   Gallantry in action while on detached service on board the gunboat Barney.

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)