caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
medal of honor recipient 1861 & ndash ; 1865 united states army union army pennsylvania may 6 , 1894 1845 jackson township , new jersey united states of america union company c , 1st new jersey volunteer cavalry medal of honor place of burial american civil war * battle of sailors creek 1845 zion methodist church cemetery new egypt , new jersey sergeant david southard
 david southard
david southard

david southard -lrb- 1845 -- may 6 , 1894 -rrb- was a union army soldier during the american civil war who received america 's highest military decoration the medal of honor for his actions at the battle of sailors creek
