Gallantly seized the colors, which had fallen near the enemy's lines of abatis, raised them and rallied the men at a time of confusion and in a place of the greatest danger. Medal of Honor citationįirst Sergeant Kelly's official Medal of Honor citation reads: Also portrayed in the painting are two fellow Medal of Honor recipients from the battle, Nathan H. The painting is scheduled to be unveiled Jat the Union League of Philadelphia. Kelly's courage at New Market Heights is depicted in a painting, Three Medals of Honor by artist Don Troiani. He died at age 67 and was buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He went to Homestead, Pennsylvania after the war and for a time, served as the night watchman at the Pittsburgh Police stables.Īlexander Kelly married but never had children He took in orphans off the streets.
He was mustered out in September 1865.īefore the war, he worked as a coal miner in Western Pennsylvania. On that day, his unit participated in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm in Virginia, and it was for his actions during the battle that he was awarded the Medal of Honor six months later, on April 6, 1865. He enlisted as a substitute in August 1863 and by September 29, 1864, was serving as a First Sergeant in Company F of the 6th U.S. Uncommon Valor: A Story of Race, Patriotism, and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War Melvin Claxton 5. Patriotism, and Glory in the Final Battles of the Civil War. Alexander Kelly was born in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania in 1837.
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