149th NYSV

Flag Separator
The 149th New York State Volunteer Infantry

Flag Separator

Back

   

  

 

Norman F. Potter
1st Sergeant of Company E
Medal of Honor Recipient

Norman F. Potter enlisted at Pompey, New York on August 28, 1862 at the age of 36.

He was wounded in the arm severely at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, November 24, 1863; sent to the hospital and discharged at Rochester, New York on July 18, 1864, for injury.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Secretary of War for the capture of a Confederate flag at Lookout Mountain November 24, 1863.

 

 
Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Jeffrey D. Ollis.  All rights reserved.  
For problems or questions regarding this web, please contact Jeff@Ollis.com.
Last updated: August 27, 2001.