★  MOH Hatch, John Porter

John Porter Hatch

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Born: January 9, 1822

Birthplace: Oswego, New York

Father: Moses Porter Hatch 1791 – 1871
(Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, New York)​

Mother: Hannah Reed 1802 – 1878

Wife: Adelaide G. Burckle 1825 – 1919
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Children:

Harriett Adelaide Hatch 1854 – 1929​
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)​

Education:

1845: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (17th in class)​

Occupation before War:

1845 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment​
1846: Served in the Battle of Palo Alto, Mexico​
1846: Served in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Mexico​
1846 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles​
1847: Served in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico​
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry in the Mexican War​
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Battle of Churchbusco, Mexico​
1847 – 1850: Adjutant of United States Army, Mounted Rifles​
1849 – 1850: Acting Assistant Adjutant General, Dept. of Oregon
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1851 – 1860: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles​
1860 – 1863: Captain United States Army, Mounted Rifles​
1860 – 1861: Depot Commissary in New Mexico Territory​
1861: Chief Commissariat, U.S. Army Dept. of New Mexico​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers​
1861 – 1862: Commander of Cavalry Brigade in Annapolis, Maryland​
1862: Cavalry Commander in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia​
1862: Served in the Battle of Winchester, Virginia​
1862: Wounded during Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​
1862: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​
1862: Served in the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia
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1862: Wounded in right calf during Battle of South Mountain
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry Battle of South Mountain
1862 – 1863: Disabled by his wound he received at South Mountain
1863: Served on court martial duty for the Union Army​
1863: Commander of Draft in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​
1863 – 1873: Major United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment​
1863 – 1864: Commander of Cavalry Depot at St. Louis, Missouri​
1864: Commander District of Florida Department of the South​
1864: Commander Union Army Department of the South​
1864: Commander Union Army District of Hilton Head, South Carolina​
1864: Commander Union Army District of Florida​
1864: Commander of Northern District Department of the South​
1864 – 1865: Commander of South District​
1864: Commander Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina​
1864: Commander Battle of Tullafinny River, South Carolina​
1865: Commander District of Charleston, South Carolina​
1865: Brevetted Colonel for Service in the War​
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Service in the War​
1865: Brevetted Major General for Service in the War​
1865 – 1866: in New York Awaiting Orders​
1866: Mustered out of Volunteer Service on January 15th

Occupation after War:

1863 – 1873: Major United States Army, 4th Cavalry Regiment​
1866 – 1868: Regiment Commander, Department of Texas​
1868: Acting Assistant Inspector, General District of Texas​
1868 – 1870: Superintendent of Mounted Recruiting Service​
1870: Commander of Fort Concho, Texas​
1870: Member of the Board to Purchase Cavalry Horses​
1873: Commander of Battalion Regiment at Fort Concho, Texas​
1873: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment​
1873 – 1881: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 4th Cavalry Regiment​
1873 – 1875: Regimental Commander at Fort Clark, Texas​
1876: Member of the United States Army Supplies​
1881 – 1886: Colonel United States Army, 2nd Cavalry Regiment​
1886: Retired from United States Army on January 9th
1893: Recipient of the Medal of Honor for duty at South Mountain​
President of Aztec Club of 1847 in New York​
Member of Oswego County, New York Historical Society​

Died: April 12, 1901

Place of Death:
New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Cardiac dilatation

Age at time of Death:
79 years old

Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia


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 Brigadier General John Porter Hatch, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 September 1862, while serving with 1st Division, U.S. Volunteers, 1st Division, in action at South Mountain, Maryland. Brigadier General Hatch was severely wounded while leading one of his brigades in the attack under a heavy fire from the enemy.
 
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