American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award in September 1863 as a private in Company E, 21st Ohio Infantry, US Army. Georgia, April 1862, for his participation in the "Andrews Raid", an attempt by the Union Army to railroad bridges and track between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. During the raid, he was captured by Confederate soldiers and imprisoned, but managed to escape back to the Union lines. Following the war, he returned to his home state of Ohio where he died at the age of 79. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For extraordinary heroism on April, 1862, in action during the Andrew's Raid in Georgia. Private Knight was one of the 19 of 22 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta."
Knight was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1837. His parents died before he was five years old, and he was raised by his grandfather Jacob Knight. Around 1852 Knight moved to Farmer Township, Defiance County. By 1886 Knight moved to Stryker, Williams County, Ohio and gave presentations on the Andrews Raid. Knight passed away at his Allison Street, Stryker, Ohio residence.
Knight was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1837. His parents died before he was five years old, and he was raised by his grandfather Jacob Knight. Around 1852 Knight moved to Farmer Township, Defiance County. By 1886 Knight moved to Stryker, Williams County, Ohio and gave presentations on the Andrews Raid. Knight passed away at his Allison Street, Stryker, Ohio residence.
American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award in September 1863 as a private in Company E, 21st Ohio Infantry, US Army. Georgia, April 1862, for his participation in the "Andrews Raid", an attempt by the Union Army to railroad bridges and track between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. During the raid, he was captured by Confederate soldiers and imprisoned, but managed to escape back to the Union lines. Following the war, he returned to his home state of Ohio where he died at the age of 79. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For extraordinary heroism on April, 1862, in action during the Andrew's Raid in Georgia. Private Knight was one of the 19 of 22 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta."
Knight was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1837. His parents died before he was five years old, and he was raised by his grandfather Jacob Knight. Around 1852 Knight moved to Farmer Township, Defiance County. By 1886 Knight moved to Stryker, Williams County, Ohio and gave presentations on the Andrews Raid. Knight passed away at his Allison Street, Stryker, Ohio residence.
Knight was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1837. His parents died before he was five years old, and he was raised by his grandfather Jacob Knight. Around 1852 Knight moved to Farmer Township, Defiance County. By 1886 Knight moved to Stryker, Williams County, Ohio and gave presentations on the Andrews Raid. Knight passed away at his Allison Street, Stryker, Ohio residence.
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