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Joseph Snively Hedges
Born	(1836-06-12)June 12, 1836Mansfield, Ohio
Died	August 12, 1910(1910-08-12) (aged 74)
Buried	Mansfield, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	4th U.S. Cavalry
Battles / wars	American Civil War
Awards	Medal of Honor

Joseph Snively Hedges (1836 – 1910) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry as a First Lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Cavalry for action on December 17, 1864 near Harpeth River, Tennessee.[1][2]

Medal of Honor citation

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“At the head of his regiment charged a field battery with strong infantry supports, broke the enemy's line, and, with other mounted troops, captured three guns and many prisoners.[2][3]”

• 4th U.S. Cavalry
• List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G-L

1. ^ Dyer (1908), p. 542.
2. ^ a b CMOHS (2014).
3. ^ VCOnline (2020).

• Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.

• Houghton, Edwin B (1866). The Campaigns of the Seventeenth Maine. Portland, ME: Short & Loring. ISBN 978-0469474062..

• War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.

• "HEDGES, JOSEPH". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

• "Joseph Snively Hedges". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

• "Joseph Hedges". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 December 2014.