Career
He was honored with the award on May 20, 1865. Harmon was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and entered service in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Saint Cloud, Florida.
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Harmon received his country"s highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Harmon"s medal was won for his capturing of a Confederate States Army flag during the Third Battle of St. Petersburg, in Virginia on April 2, 1865. The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Amzi Davis Harmon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at St. Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.
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Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor citation The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Amzi Davis Harmon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.Medal of Honor citation The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Amzi Davis Harmon, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag.