SERGEANT JOHN S. DARROUGH

U.S. ARMY

DIVISION: 113th Illinois Infantry

COMPANY: F

DATE OF BIRTH: 6 APR 1841

PLACE OF BIRTH: Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky

DATE OF DEATH: 14 AUG 1920

PLACE OF DEATH: Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois

BURIAL: GAR Cemetery, Watseka Illinois

NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the Civil War at Eastport Mississippi on 10 October 1864.

CITATION: Saved the life of a captain.