James Jackson Purman First Lieutenant,United States Army |
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in Pennsylvania in 1841, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for service
in the Civil War while serving with Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Volunteer
Infantry at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863. The Medal was actually
issued to him on October 30, 1896.
He died on May 10, 1915 and was buried in Section
1 of Arlington National Cemetery. His wife, Mary Witherow Purman (1840-1909),
is buried with him.
At Gettysburg, on July 2, 1863 the 140th Pennsylvania was assigned to the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd division of the 2nd Army Corps. Lieutenant James Jackson Purman and James Milton Pipes were part of the 140th Pennsylvania, and both were awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroism at Gettysburg. 
Photo Courtesy of the National Archives PURMAN, JAMES J. Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company A, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2 July 1863. Entered service at: Greene County, Pnnsylvania. Birth: ------. Dare of issue: 30 October 1896. Citation: Voluntarily assisted a wounded comrade to a
place of apparent safety while the enemy were in close proximity; he received
the fire of the enemy and a wound
Photo By: M. R. Patterson, July 2002 
Photo courtesy of Raymond L. Collins Updated: 1 October 2000 Updated: 17 July 2003 |
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