SERGEANT
MILES M. OVIATT, USMC (DECEASED) 

 

Medal of Honor Citation

Original General Order

Born: 1 December 1840 in Cattaraugus County, New York

Enlisted: 19 August 1862 in Brooklyn, New York

Medal of Honor awarded: 31 December 1864

Rank at time of award: Corporal

Separation from Service: Honorably Discharged 18 August 1866

Date of Death: 1 November 1880

Burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Olean, New York

Photos of Sgt Oviatt's Medal of Honor and original citation:

Medal of Honor                                     Original Citation

Civil War Medal of Honor