
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