James M. Cumpston Military person

James M. Cumpston (1837 – May 24, 1888) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Although his military records are under Cumpston, his surname is correctly spelled Compston.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1837
Birth place
Gallia County Ohio
Date of deathMay 24, 1888
Place of death
Ohio
Resting place
Coalton Ohio

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Military person

allegianceUnited States
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
Valley Campaigns of 1864
military branch
United States Army
Union Army

James M. Cumpston on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1602
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=compston&GSfn=james+++&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=8333103&df=all&