41st Ohio Infantry - Medals of Honor

Medals of Honor

During the assault of the Confederate positions at Nashville in 1864, the 41st found itself in an untenable position and was forced to withdraw. Several men, who had crawled through the enemy's outer defenses, found themselves trapped in a no-man's land between the abatis and the trenches. One of these men chose to leap into the trenches at that point and was captured. Others simply hugged close to the ground, and waited for the attack to resume. Two men chose to watch for an opportunity and, when the morale of the Confederate forces began to waver, these men leaped to their feet, raced into the trenches, and managed to capture several prisoners, two battle flags, and four artillery pieces. The 41st soon arrived on the scene to reinforce this attack. For this effort, two men were awarded the Medal Of Honor in 1865.