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U.S. Army

John Barclay Fassett

ConflictCivil War

RankMajor

Year of Action1863

Unit/CommandCompany F, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry

BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Citation

While acting as an aide, voluntarily led a regiment to the relief of a battery and recaptured its guns from the enemy.

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