Alexander Kelly

Infobox Military Person
name=Alexander Kelly
born= birth date|1840|4|7
died= death date and age|1907|6|19|1840|4|7
placeofbirth=Pennsylvania
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caption=First Sergeant Alexander Kelly
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
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rank=First Sergeant
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unit=6th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
battles=American Civil War *Battle of Chaffin's Farm
awards=Medal of Honor
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Alexander Kelly (April 7, 1840 – June 19, 1907) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

Biography

By September 29, 1864, Kelly was serving as a First Sergeant in Company F of the 6th U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment. On that day, his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in Virginia, and it was for his actions during the battle that he was awarded the Medal of Honor six months later, on April 6, 1865.

Alexander Kelly died at age 67 and was buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Medal of Honor citation

First Sergeant Kelly's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
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*List of African American Medal of Honor recipients

References

*findagrave|7235834 Retrieved on 2007-01-13
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients (A-L)
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-27
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/civwaral.html
accessdate = 2007-01-13

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NAME= Kelly, Alexander
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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