John Ezra Buffington
Name: John Ezra Buffington
Affiliation: Union
Unit: 6th Maryland Infantry
Race: White
Place of Birth/Residence: Middleburg, Carroll County, MD
Enlistment Date: 08/21/1862
Company: C
Rank at End of Service: Sergeant
Notes:
Discharged 6/20/1865; received a Medal of Honor for his service at Petersburg, VA on 4/2/1865 - the accompanying citation reads: "Was the first enlisted man of the 3d Division to mount the parapet of the enemy's line"; brevetted to 1st Lieutenant due to this action
Source(s):
Medal of Honor Recipients, U.S. Army Center of Military History, www.history.army.mil; Soldiers and Sailors Database, National Park Service, http://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm; Image from Carroll County Times
