Andrew J. Young (Medal of Honor) (original) (raw)

Andrew Jackson Young (December 28, 1837 – January 27, 1910) was a United States soldier who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War as a member of Company F of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry (also known as the 44th Pennsylvania Volunteers). He received his nation's highest award for valor, the U.S. Medal of Honor, for capturing a Confederate flag at Paines Crossroads, Virginia, on April 5, 1865. That award was conferred on May 3, 1865.